I ONLY NEED NUMBER 4 LETTERS A-C 3. Sharp Discounts Wholesale Club has two service desks, one at each entrance of the store. Customers arrive at each service desk at an average of one every six minutes. The service rate at each service desk is four minutes per customer. 4. Sharp Discounts Wholesale Club is considering consolidating its two service desks (see Problem 3) into one location, staffed by two clerks. The clerks will continue to work at the same individual speed of four minutes per customer. a. What is the probability of waiting in line? b. How many customers, on average, are waiting in line? c. How much time does a customer spend at the service desk (waiting plus service time)? d. Do you think the Sharp Discounts Wholesale Club should consolidate the service desks?

I ONLY NEED NUMBER 4 LETTERS A-C 3. Sharp Discounts Wholesale Club has two service desks, one at each entrance of the store. Customers arrive at each service desk at an average of one every six minutes. The service rate at each service desk is four minutes per customer. 4. Sharp Discounts Wholesale Club is considering consolidating its two service desks (see Problem 3) into one location, staffed by two clerks. The clerks will continue to work at the same individual speed of four minutes per customer. a. What is the probability of waiting in line? b. How many customers, on average, are waiting in line? c. How much time does a customer spend at the service desk (waiting plus service time)? d. Do you think the Sharp Discounts Wholesale Club should consolidate the service desks?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 59P

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