Smalltown Taxi operates one vehicle during the 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. period. Currently, consider- ation...

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Smalltown Taxi operates one vehicle during the 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. period. Currently, consider- ation is being given to the addition of a second vehicle to the fleet. The demand for taxis follows the distribution shown: Time Between Calls (Minutes) 15 Probability 0.14 20 0.22 The distribution of time to complete a service is as follows: Service Time (Minutes) 5 15 Probability 0.12 0.35 25 30 35 0.43 0.17 0.04 25 35 0.43 0.06 45 0.04 Simulate 5 individual days of operation of the current system and of the system with an additional taxicab. Compare the two systems with respect to the waiting times of the customers and any other measures that might shed light on the situation. Smalltown Taxi operates one vehicle during the 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. period. Currently, consider- ation is being given to the addition of a second vehicle to the fleet. The demand for taxis follows the distribution shown: Time Between Calls (Minutes) 15 Probability 0.14 20 0.22 The distribution of time to complete a service is as follows: Service Time (Minutes) 5 15 Probability 0.12 0.35 25 30 35 0.43 0.17 0.04 25 35 0.43 0.06 45 0.04 Simulate 5 individual days of operation of the current system and of the system with an additional taxicab. Compare the two systems with respect to the waiting times of the customers and any other measures that might shed light on the situation.