Question: Meghan has collected some information, using the Friendly Seas I ship, for you to analyze and to make a recommendation to her. The Friendly Seas

Meghan has collected some information, using the Friendly Seas I ship, for you to analyze and to make a recommendation to her. The Friendly Seas I carries 1,250 passengers (1,100 are processed through normal registration with the remaining 150 processed as VIP's). A diagram of the process is available at Embarkation Process. Currently, the company has 12 staff members processing regular registrations and 4 staff members processing VIP's. On average it takes 3 minutes to process a regular guest and 4 minutes to process a VIP guest. Typically the embarkation process requires 6 hours and runs from 12 noon till 6:00 p.m. In addition to the registration procedure, guests also pass through a photographers section and a security check station.
Meghan's figures indicate that that on average, about 550 guests arrive between noon and 1:00 p.m.,300 more guests from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.,200 guests between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.,100 guests arrive between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.,70 guests between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m., and the remaining 30 guests arrive after 5:00 p.m. A portion of these guests (150) are VIP's. Data shows that 50 VIP's arrive between noon and 1:00 p.m.,40 more between 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.,30 more between 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.,20 more between 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. and the remaining 10 between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.

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