a. Develop separate schedules by using the FCFS and EDD rules. Compare the schedules on the basis of average flow time and average days past due. 1 2 3 4 5 B D E 2 3 4 5 Using the FCFS (first come first served) decision rule for sequencing the customers, the order ist Sequence Customer Using the EDD (earliest due date) decision rule for sequencing the customers, the order is (to resolve a tie, use the order in which the jobs were received) Sequence 1 Customer E The average flow time and average days past due for each option are (Enter your responses rounded to one decimal place) Rule Average Flow Time Average Days Past Due EDD 822 18.4 FCFS 180 b. On the basis of average flow time, which rule gives the best schedule? FCFS B D 81.8 On the basis of average days past due, which rule gives the best schedule? EDD Due Date Currently a company that designs Web sites has five customers in its backlog The time since the order arrived, processing time, and promised due dates are given in the following table. The customers are ready to be scheduled today, which is the start of day 190. Time Since Order Arrived Processing (days from (days ago) Time (days) now) 24 58 2 32 100 C 26 D 6 28 a. Develop separate schedules by using the FCFS and EDD rules. Compare the schedules on the basis of average flow time and average days past Customer A B 3 10 8 20 12 50 66 E due Using the FCFS (first come first served) decision rule for sequencing the customers, the order is Sequence 1 2 4 5 1 Customer