Question

Food Goblin Supermarkets use both cashiers and baggers to serve customers at check out. During the first 7 hours of each workday (Monday-Friday), 3 cashiers and 2 baggers serve approximately 26 customers per hour. A cashier and a bagger who require approximately 4 minutes at checkout and 3 minutes at bagging serve each customer. a. The utilization of cashiers is \%. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) The utlization of baggers is %. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)

Answer 1

The average arrival rate of customers is 1 customer every 2 minutes. The average time it takes for three customers to arrive is 6 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The average arrival rate of customers is 1 customer every 2 minutes. Therefore, on average, 2 minutes elapse between two successive arrivals.

b. The average time it takes for three customers to arrive is 6 minutes. This can be calculated by multiplying the average arrival rate (1 customer every 2 minutes) by the number of customers (3).