With a Single-Server Model, Increasing the Arrival Rate by 10

question 64

Multiple Choice

With a single-server model, increasing the arrival rate by 10 percent and also increasing the service rate by 10 percent will result in a(n) :

• A) increase in the utilization of the server.
• B) increase in the average number of customers in the system.
• C) decrease in the average time spent in the system, including service.
• D) increase in the waiting-line time.

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