Students are provided their bill for the next term for review, then routed to different tables for questions to be answered before finally paying their tuition at E. The numbers in parentheses are the time in minutes for each step of the process. Unless otherwise noted, each stage can handle 1 student at a time. The numbers in parentheses are the time in minutes for each step of the process .

QUESTIONS : Suppose no lines/queues are permitted anywhere in the process (, blocking can occur ). If Task B routes students to the first available task (C or D) , what is the actual throughput for the entire sequence (i.e., at what rate will students exit task E, in students per minute)?

Options :

.10

.167

.2

.25

2

4

5

6

10

(6) E (2) B (5) (4) D