A Service Counter Employs Two Servers

question 76

Multiple Choice

A service counter employs two servers.On average,a server requires 8 minutes to process a customer and service times follow an exponential distribution.Customers arrive at the counter at the rate of 12 per hour according to a Poisson distribution.The service rate per server for this system is

• A)3.75 customers per hour.
• B)7.5 customers per hour.
• C)8 customers per hour.
• D)16 customers per hour.

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Definitions:

Arterioles

Small branches of arteries leading to capillaries that regulate blood flow and pressure in the circulatory system.

Arterial Wall

The layered structure of an artery, consisting of connective tissue, smooth muscle, and endothelial cells, which maintain blood pressure and circulation.

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's vascular system, involved in the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.

Endothelium

A thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.