Worthington Hills grocery store has five regular checkout lines and one express line (12 items or less). Based on a sampling study, it takes 12 minutes on the average for a customer to go through the regular line and 3 minutes to go through the express line. The store is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. a. What is the store's maximum capacity (customers processed per day)? Round your answer down to the nearest whole number. customers processed per day b. What is the store's capacity by day of the week if the five regular checkout lines operate according to the schedule below (the express line is always open)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers down to the nearest whole number. Sun Hours/Day 9-12 a.m. 1 2 12-4 p.m. 3 5 4-6 p.m. 4 3 5 3 6-9 p.m. 4 4 5 2 *A "3" means 3 regular checkout lines are open on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. The store's capacity by day of the week (customers per day): Hours Mon Tue Wed Totals Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 2 2 4 2 3 5 4 1 2 3* 5 1 2 3 4 Thur Fri 3 لیا Sat Sun

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Worthington Hills grocery store has five regular checkout lines and one express line (12 items or less). Based on a sampling study, it takes 12
minutes on the average for a customer to go through the regular line and 3 minutes to go through the express line. The store is open from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. daily.
a. What is the store's maximum capacity (customers processed per day)? Round your answer down to the nearest whole number.
customers processed per day
b. What is the store's capacity by day of the week if the five regular checkout lines operate according to the schedule below (the express line is
always open)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers down to the nearest whole number.
Sun
Hours/Day
9-12 a.m.
1
2
12-4 p.m.
3
5
4-6 p.m.
4
3 5
3
6-9 p.m.
4
4
5
2
*A "3" means 3 regular checkout lines are open on Monday from 4 to 6
p.m.
The store's capacity by day of the week (customers per day):
Hours
Mon
Tue
Wed
Totals
Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
2
2
4
2
3 5
4
1
2
3*
5
1
2
3
4
Thur
Fri
3
لیا
Sat
Sun
Transcribed Image Text:Worthington Hills grocery store has five regular checkout lines and one express line (12 items or less). Based on a sampling study, it takes 12 minutes on the average for a customer to go through the regular line and 3 minutes to go through the express line. The store is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. a. What is the store's maximum capacity (customers processed per day)? Round your answer down to the nearest whole number. customers processed per day b. What is the store's capacity by day of the week if the five regular checkout lines operate according to the schedule below (the express line is always open)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers down to the nearest whole number. Sun Hours/Day 9-12 a.m. 1 2 12-4 p.m. 3 5 4-6 p.m. 4 3 5 3 6-9 p.m. 4 4 5 2 *A "3" means 3 regular checkout lines are open on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. The store's capacity by day of the week (customers per day): Hours Mon Tue Wed Totals Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 2 2 4 2 3 5 4 1 2 3* 5 1 2 3 4 Thur Fri 3 لیا Sat Sun
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