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'PROBLEM. Trucks are required to pass through a weighing station so that they can be checked for weigh violations. Trucks arrive at the station at

'PROBLEM. Trucks are required to pass through a weighing station so that they can be
checked for weigh violations. Trucks arrive at the station at the rate of 20 an hour.
Currently there is only one inspector are on duty, who can inspect 25 trucks an hour.
Part A. How many trucks would you expect to see at the weighing station including
those being inspected?
Part B. How much time should a driver expect to spend at the station?
Part C. What is the probability of having a queue?
Hint: try to relate the requirement of "having a queue" to the "minimum number of
customers" needed in the system.
Part D. Assuming that each inspector costs $20 an hour and each truck driver represents
a cost of $30 for every hour spent in the system, calculate the optimal number of
operators.
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