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(Solved): 1. A crew of mechanics at the Highway Department garage repair vehicles that break down at an averag ...



1. A crew of mechanics at the Highway Department garage repair vehicles that break down at an average of 3 vehicles every 12 minutes (approximately Poisson in nature). The mechanic crew can service an average of 3 vehicles every 10 minutes with a repair time distribution that approximates an exponential distribution. The crew cost is approximately $100 per hour. The cost associated with lost productivity from the breakdown is estimated at $50 per hour. Which is cheaper, the existing system with one service crew or a revised system with two service crews? Note that the average waiting time for adding the second crew is 0.02. Please show the calulation in detail, thank you.



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