Which of These Would Increase System Utilization

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of these would increase system utilization?

• A) An increase in the service rate
• B) An increase in the arrival rate
• C) An increase in the number of servers
• D) A decrease in service time
• E) All of the answers choices are correct

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