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M6_IND4. A chemical plant stores spare parts for maintenance ina large warehouse. Throughout the working day, maintenancepersonnel go to the warehouse to pick up supplies needed for theirjobs. The warehouse receives a request for supplies, on average,every three minutes. The average request requires 2.75 minutes tofill a request. Maintenance employees are paid $21.50 per hour andwarehouse employees are paid $16 per hour. The warehouse operates 8hours per day. a) Based on the number of maintenance employees inthe system, an 8 hour work day, and the given arrival and servicerates. What is the system cost per day (to the nearest $) if thereis only 1 warehouse employees working? b) Based on the number ofmaintenance employees in the system, an 8 hour work day, and thegiven arrival and service rates. What is the system cost per day(to the nearest $) if there are 2 warehouse employees working? c)Based on the number of maintenance employees in the system, an 8hour work day, and the given arrival and service rates. What is thesystem cost per day (to the nearest $) if there are 3 warehouseemployees working? d) What is the optimal number of warehouseemployees to staff the warehouse?

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