Customer interarrival times at a store are exponentially distributed with rate 8 customers per hour. Customers are served by a single customer service representative (CSR), at a rate of 10 customers per hour. Service times are also exponentially distributed. Which of the following statements are true? O The probability of having exactly three customers in the store is 0.128. O None of the answers are correct. The store has customers waiting for a CSR 80.0% of the time. O The average number of customers in the store is 3.2. O The average wait time for the CSR is 24 minutes.

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Customer interarrival times at a store are exponentially distributed with rate 8 customers per hour.
Customers are served by a single customer service representative (CSR), at a rate of 10 customers
per hour. Service times are also exponentially distributed.
Which of the following statements are true?
O The probability of having exactly three customers in the store is 0.128.
O None of the answers are correct.
The store has customers waiting for a CSR 80.0% of the time.
The average number of customers in the store is 3.2.
O The average wait time for the CSR is 24 minutes.
Transcribed Image Text:Customer interarrival times at a store are exponentially distributed with rate 8 customers per hour. Customers are served by a single customer service representative (CSR), at a rate of 10 customers per hour. Service times are also exponentially distributed. Which of the following statements are true? O The probability of having exactly three customers in the store is 0.128. O None of the answers are correct. The store has customers waiting for a CSR 80.0% of the time. The average number of customers in the store is 3.2. O The average wait time for the CSR is 24 minutes.
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