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Neve Commercial Bank is the only bank in the town of York, Pennsylvania. On a typical Friday, an average of 8 customers per hour arrive at the bank to transact business. There is one teller at the bank, and the average time required to transact business is 3 minutes. It is assumed that service times may be described by the negative exponential distribution. A single line would be used, and the customer at the front of the line would go to the first available bank teller. If a single teller is used:
f) CEO Benjamin Neve is considering adding a second teller? (who would work at the same rate as the? first) to reduce the waiting time for customers. He assumes that this will cut the waiting time in half.
g) If a second teller is? added, the average time a customer spends in the queue? = ____ minutes?
h) If a second teller is? added, the average number of customers in the queue? =??____ customers.
I) If a second teller is? added, the average time a customer spends in the system? = _____minutes
j) If a second teller is? added, the average number of customers in the system? =?? customers?