With a finite-source model, increasing the arrival rate by 10 percent and also increasing the service rate by 10 percent will result in:
A) a decrease in the utilization of the server.
B) no change in the average number of customers in the system.
C) an increase in the average number of customers in the waiting line.
D) an increase in the waiting time in line.

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In a finite-source model, if both the arrival rate and service rate are increased by the same percentage, the system's balance remains unchanged, leading to no change in the average number of customers in the system.

With a Finite-Source Model, Increasing the Arrival Rate by 10