For the first five hours of the day, the arrival rate at the book store is 35 customers per hour. The book store is capable of serving 30 customers per hour. Assume that the system is empty at the start and that no customer who arrives leaves without being served. At the end of the first five hours, how many patients would you expect to find in line? customers

For the first five hours of the day, the arrival rate at the book store is 35 customers per hour. The book store is capable of serving 30 customers per hour. Assume that the system is empty at the start and that no customer who arrives leaves without being served. At the end of the first five hours, how many patients would you expect to find in line? customers

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

Problem 9P

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