MGSC 346 LATEST 2026 EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a finite population in a queuing system?
A) People waiting to place their order at a fast food restaurant.
B) The departmental faculty in line at the copy machine.
C) People waiting in line at an ATM.
D) Patients seeking help in a hospital emergency room.
E) Taxpayers calling for assistance from the IRS. - ✔✔B
✔✔Which of the following is not a queue discipline discussed in the textbook?
A) First come, first served
B) Last in, first out
C) Limited needs
D) Shortest processing time
E) Best customer first - ✔✔B
✔✔Which following queue discipline is discussed in the textbook?
A) Emergencies first
B) Garner-Whitten formula
C) Newest customer first
D) Patient customers last
E) None of these - ✔✔A
✔✔Buying a ticket for a college football game where there are multiple windows to buy
the ticket at features which type of queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔Buying food at a large food store with multiple checkout counters features which
type of queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔Getting an autograph from a famous person might involve standing in which type of
queuing line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
, D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔A
✔✔In a college registration process, several department heads have to approve an
individual student's semester course load. What is the queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔B
✔✔Standing in line to buy a ticket for a movie where there are multiple windows to buy
tickets is which type of queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔A roller coaster ride in an amusement park employs which type of queuing system
line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔A
✔✔Machine breakdown and repair in a twelve machine factory having one repair
mechanic would develop which type of queuing system line structure concerning
machine breakdowns?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔Assume the service rate for a queue in a truck-loading operation is 2 trucks per
hour. Using the infinite queuing notion for the models presented in the textbook, which
of the following is the average service time?
A) 2 hours
B) 1 hour
C) 0.5 hour
D) 0.25 hour
E) None of these - ✔✔C
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a finite population in a queuing system?
A) People waiting to place their order at a fast food restaurant.
B) The departmental faculty in line at the copy machine.
C) People waiting in line at an ATM.
D) Patients seeking help in a hospital emergency room.
E) Taxpayers calling for assistance from the IRS. - ✔✔B
✔✔Which of the following is not a queue discipline discussed in the textbook?
A) First come, first served
B) Last in, first out
C) Limited needs
D) Shortest processing time
E) Best customer first - ✔✔B
✔✔Which following queue discipline is discussed in the textbook?
A) Emergencies first
B) Garner-Whitten formula
C) Newest customer first
D) Patient customers last
E) None of these - ✔✔A
✔✔Buying a ticket for a college football game where there are multiple windows to buy
the ticket at features which type of queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔Buying food at a large food store with multiple checkout counters features which
type of queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔Getting an autograph from a famous person might involve standing in which type of
queuing line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
, D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔A
✔✔In a college registration process, several department heads have to approve an
individual student's semester course load. What is the queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔B
✔✔Standing in line to buy a ticket for a movie where there are multiple windows to buy
tickets is which type of queuing system line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔A roller coaster ride in an amusement park employs which type of queuing system
line structure?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔A
✔✔Machine breakdown and repair in a twelve machine factory having one repair
mechanic would develop which type of queuing system line structure concerning
machine breakdowns?
A) Single channel, single phase
B) Single channel, multiphase
C) Multichannel, single phase
D) Multichannel, multiphase
E) None of these - ✔✔C
✔✔Assume the service rate for a queue in a truck-loading operation is 2 trucks per
hour. Using the infinite queuing notion for the models presented in the textbook, which
of the following is the average service time?
A) 2 hours
B) 1 hour
C) 0.5 hour
D) 0.25 hour
E) None of these - ✔✔C
