A Single Bay Car Wash with an Exponential Arrival Rate

question 24

Multiple Choice

A single bay car wash with an exponential arrival rate and service time has cars arriving an average of 10 minutes apart, and an average service time of 4 minutes. The utilization factor is:

• A) 0.24.
• B) 0.4.
• C) 0.67.
• D) 2.5
• E) None of the answer choices is correct.

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