Raquel€™s Landscaping Company has contracted for several landscaping jobs. Each job requires preparing the areas (identifying the locations and types of plants, preparing the soil, etc.) and then planting the trees, bushes, and shrubs. The expected time for each of the jobs is shown next.


(a) Using FCFS (first come, first served), assume the jobs arrive in the order shown (R, then S, then T, etc.). Show the beginning and ending time for each job.
(b) Calculate the makespan, the mean job flow time, and the average number of jobs in thesystem.

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Preparing Planting Job the Area (days (days)