In: Statistics and Probability
A vending machine dispenses hot chocolate or coffee. Service
time is 35 seconds per cup and is constant. Customers arrive at a
mean rate of 61 per hour, and this rate is
Poisson-distributed.
a. Determine the average number of customers
waiting in line. (Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Average number of customer
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