Question: I just need help with C and E . The rest are correct. RentAPhone is a new service company that provides European mobile phones to
I just need help with C and E The rest are correct.
RentAPhone is a new service company that provides European mobile phones to American visitors to Europe. The company currently
has phones available at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. There are, on average, customers per day requesting a phone. These
requests arrive uniformly throughout the hours the store is open. Note:This means customers arrive at a faster rate than customer
per hour. The corresponding coefficient of variation is
Customers keep their phones on average hours. The standard deviation of this time is hours.
Given that RentAPhone currently does not have a competitor in France providing equally good service, customers are willing to wait
for the telephones. Yet, during the waiting period, customers are provided a free calling card. Based on prior experience, RentAPhone
found that the company incurred a cost of $ per hour per waiting customer, independent of day or night.
a What is the average number of telephones the company has in its store? Round your answer to nearest whole number.
The average number of telephones
b How long does a customer, on average, have to wait for the phone? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer
to two decimal places.
The average waiting time is
hours.
c What are the total monthly days expenses for telephone cards? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer
to two decimal places.
The total monthly expenses are
d Assume RentAPhone could buy additional phones at $ per unit. Is it worth it to buy one additional phone?
e How would waiting time change if the company decides to limit all rentals to exactly hours? Assume that if such a restriction is
imposed, the number of customers requesting a phone would be reduced to customers per day. Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your answer to five decimal places.
The waiting time is
hours
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