You are at Disney World and wait 45 minutes to ride the roller coaster at Space Mountain. Guests board the roller coaster in batches of 20. The ride takes 3 minutes and all riders get off at the same time. What is the cycle time of this process? What is the throughput time?

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  1. You are at Disney World and wait 45 minutes to ride the roller coaster at Space Mountain. Guests board the roller coaster in batches of 20. The ride takes 3 minutes and all riders get off at the same time. What is the cycle time of this process? What is the throughput time?

 

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