Question: Q 3 . 3 ( Static ) Cranberry [ 3 . 3 ] International Cranberry Uncooperative ( ICU ) is a competitor to the National
QStatic Cranberry
International Cranberry Uncooperative ICU is a competitor to the National Cranberry Cooperative NCC At ICU, barrels of cranberries
arrive on trucks at a rate of barrels per hour and are processed continuously at a rate of barrels per hour. Trucks arrive at a
uniform rate over eight hours, from : am until : pm Assume the delivery of cranberries can be treated as a continuous inflow.
The first truck arrives at : am and unloads immediately, so processing begins at : am The bins at ICU can hold up to
barrels of cranberries before overflowing. If a truck arrives and the bins are full, the truck must wait until there is room in the bins.
a What is the maximum number of barrels of cranberries that are waiting on the trucks at any given time?
Maximum number of barrels
b How many additional hours beyond : pm must the last truck wait until its inventory is depleted?
Note: Round the answer to decimal places.
It will take
hours after after which no more trucks will be waiting.
c How many additional hours beyond : pm will be required until the bins become empty?
Note: Round the answer to decimal places.
It will take
hours until all the bins are empty.
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