The Shady Farm Milk Company can process milk at a fixed rate of 7500 gallons/hour. The companys
Question:
The Shady Farm Milk Company can process milk at a fixed rate of 7500 gallons/hour. The company’s clients request 100,000 gallons of milk over the course of one day. This demand is spread out uniformly from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The company starts producing at 8 a.m. and continues to work until all of the demand has been satisfied.
2. Using the previous question, change the fixed rate that milk is processed to 6000 gallons/hour; all the other factors remain the same. How long does the client requesting milk at 6 p.m. have to wait to have its demand satisfied (in hours)?
3. Using question 1, change the fixed rate that milk is processed to 5000 gallons/hour; all the other factors remain the same. On average, how long does a client wait (in hours) to receive its product?