Students are going through a three-step process to obtain their ID cards. Each student will first spend 4 minutes at the (only one) registration desk. After that, he/she will visit one of three stations to have his/her picture taken, which takes 10 minutes on average. Finally, there is one machine that prints ID cards, and it takes 2 minutes to print a card. The demand rate is 12 students/hour. The process just completes serving a student. How long does it take to finish serving the following 10 students? Answers: a) 30min b) 40min c) 50min d) 60min

Students are going through a three-step process to obtain their ID cards. Each student will first spend 4 minutes at the (only one) registration desk. After that, he/she will visit one of three stations to have his/her picture taken, which takes 10 minutes on average. Finally, there is one machine that prints ID cards, and it takes 2 minutes to print a card. The demand rate is 12 students/hour. The process just completes serving a student. How long does it take to finish serving the following 10 students? Answers: a) 30min b) 40min c) 50min d) 60min

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter4: Linear Programming Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 111P

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