NEW NUMBERS: A chemical plant stores spare parts for maintenancein a 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. Maintenance employees are paid $21.50 per hour and warehouseemployees are paid $16 per hour. The warehouse operates 8 hours perday.
a) Based on the number of maintenance employees in the system,an 8 hour work day, and the given arrival and service rates. Whatis the system cost per day (to the nearest $) if there is only 1warehouse employees working?
b) Based on the number of maintenance employees in the system,an 8 hour work day, and the given arrival and service rates. Whatis the system cost per day (to the nearest $) if there are 2warehouse employees working?
c) Based on the number of maintenance employees in the system,an 8 hour work day, and the given arrival and service rates. Whatis the system cost per day (to the nearest $) if there are 3warehouse employees working?
d) What is the optimal number of warehouse employees to staffthe warehouse?
