A vending machine dispenses hot chocolate or coffee. Service time is 30 seconds per cup and is constant. Customers arrive at a mean rate of 67 per hour, and this rate is Poisson-distributed. b.Determine the average time customers spend in the system. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Average time minutes c.Determine the average number of customers in the system. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Average number customers

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A vending machine dispenses hot chocolate or coffee. Service time is 30 seconds per cup and is constant. Customers arrive at a mean rate of 67 per hour, and this rate is Poisson-distributed.

b.Determine the average time customers spend in the system. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Average time minutes

c.Determine the average number of customers in the system. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Average number customers

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