Reference no: EM132394440

The supervisor at the Central Stores of Benville Hospital wants to determine the staffing policy that minimizes total operating costs. The average arrival rate to pick up supplies by nurses, orderlies, and others is about nine staff per hour. The pay rate for each staff member averages $30 per hour. The Central Stores supervisor can hire either a junior person, who is paid $15 per hour and can process 12 arrivals per hour, or a senior person, who is paid $30 per hour and can process 16 arrivals per hour. Which attendant should be selected, and what would be the total estimated hourly cost?