Question: Problem 7 - 2 3 ( Algo ) Customers enter the camera department of a store at an average rate of eight per hour. The

Problem 7-23(Algo)
Customers enter the camera department of a store at an average rate of eight per hour. The department is staffed by one employee, who takes an average of 5.0 minutes to serve each arrival. Assume this is a simple Poisson arrival, exponentially distributed service time situation. (Use the Excel spreadsheet Queue Models.)
a-1. As a casual observer, how many people would you expect to see in the camera department (excluding the clerk)?
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
a-2. How long would a customer expect to spend in the camera department (total time)?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
b. What is the utilization of the clerk?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
c. What is the probability that there are more than two people in the camera department (excluding the clerk)?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
d. Another clerk has been hired for the camera department who also takes an average of 5.0 minutes to serve each arrival. How long would a customer expect to spend in the department now?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.

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