Question: ( PLEASE SOLVE IN EXCEL! SHOW STEPS PLZ ! ) Calls to the service center at AutoMax occur at a rate of 2 7 per

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Calls to the service center at AutoMax occur at a rate of 27 per hour and follow a Poisson distribution. A single operator answers the calls and can handle an average 25 calls per hour with service times following an exponential distribution. If a call arrives while the operator of AutoMaxs phone system is busy with another customer, up to 2 callers may be placed in a queue to await service. If a call arrives when the queue is full the caller receives a busy signal.
A. What is the probability that a caller waits in the queue?
B. How many minutes can customers expect to wait in the queue?
C. What is the probability that a caller receives a busy signal?
D. What should be the maximum queue length if AutoMax wants there to be no more than approximately a 0.2 probability that calling customers receive a busy signal?

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