The arrival rate is the
A) time between arrivals to the service facility.
B) rate items arrive at the server after being in queue.
C) rate of arrivals to the service facility.
D) time a customer spends in line.

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The arrival rate is the rate of arrivals to the service facility, which is the number of customers arriving per unit of time. Option A refers to the interarrival time, which is the time elapsed between two consecutive arrivals. Option B refers to the service rate, which is the number of customers served per unit of time. Option D refers to the waiting time, which is the time a customer spends in line before being served.

The Arrival Rate Is the