During the dinner hour, the distribution of the inter-arrival time of customers at a restaurant is estimated
Question:
During the dinner hour, the distribution of the inter-arrival time of customers at a restaurant is estimated to be as shown below. The mode of payment and the service times of the cash and credit card customers are shown in the following tables. Complete the tables and simulate the system for 20 customer arrivals and determine the average time a cash and credit card customer must wait in line before paying the cashier. Use Column A of the given random number table to determine the customer inter-arrival time, Column B to determine whether the customer pays with cash or credit, and Column C to determine the service time.
Complete the table below to show the results of the simulation.
Economics Principles and Policy
ISBN: 978-0538453653
12th edition
Authors: William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder