Question: 1 . ( Waiting Line Models ) A single public health worker is inoculating children against measles at a local clinic. An average of 6

1.(Waiting Line Models) A single public health worker is inoculating children against measles at a local clinic. An average of 6 children per hour is expected to arrive according to a Poisson distribution. He serves the children at a rate of 8 per hour. Assume that the service-time distribution is approximately exponential. Use the Excel "Lec \(\mathbf{10}\) MMk Model" to answer the following questions.
(a) For the 'inoculation system', find:
i) the utilization of the health worker
ii) the average time spent by a child in the system
iii) the average number of children in the system
iv) the average number of children in line
v) the clinic estimates that the waiting cost in line for a children is \(\$ 20/\) hour, what is the total waiting cost per hour?
vi) the average number of children in the system if another health worker is added to the system (assume only one waiting line in the system) who has the same service rate as the existing one.
(b) At what rate must children be served in order to reduce the average time spent in the system to \(15\mathrm{~min}.?\)
 1.(Waiting Line Models) A single public health worker is inoculating children

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