A Multiple-Server System Has Customers Arriving at an Average Rate

question 40

Multiple Choice

A multiple-server system has customers arriving at an average rate of five per hour and an average service time of forty minutes. The minimum number of servers for this system to have a utilization factor under 1 is:

• A) 2.
• B) 3.
• C) 4.
• D) 5.
• E) None of the answer choices is correct.

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