A casual dining restaurant with $30$ tables opens at $5$:$00$ pm$.$ Not all customers arrive at $5$:$00$ pm$,$ but by $7$:$30$ pm all tables are full,

and a line is forming.

The typical time for a party to be seated and served and for the table to be prepared for the next party is $60$ minutes.

Question $4$

What is the cycle time for the restaurant?

$2$ minutes

$20$ minutes

$30$ minutes

$60$ minutes

Question $5$

When the restaurant is full, as customers arrive, they ask how long the wait will be$.$

What would you tell a party is their estimated wait time when there are three parties to be seated ahead of them? Assume

that no customers in line choose to leave before their party is called and that party size is not an issue.

$2$ minutes

$6$ minutes

$8$ minutes

$16$ minutes