Math Problem Statement

The manager of a local fast-food restaurant is interested in improving the service provided to customers who use the restaurant’s drive-up window. As a first step in this process, the manager asks his assistant to record the time (seconds) it takes to serve the customers at the final window in the facility’s drive-up system. The results are in the file Restaurant.xlsx, which consists of 50 service times. The manager would like to know the proportion of time taken to serve the customers less than or equal to 50 seconds. Use 90% confidence interval to estimate the lower and upper values. What is your conclusion and recommendation if the manager intends to achieve 80% of the customers' record time is less or equal to 50 seconds?

Solution

To solve this problem, I will follow these steps:

  1. Determine the proportion of service times less than or equal to 50 seconds:

    • Analyze the data provided in the file (Restaurant.xlsx) to count how many of the 50 service times meet the condition 50\leq 50 seconds.
    • Calculate the sample proportion p^\hat{p}.
  2. Calculate a 90% confidence interval:

    • Use the formula for a confidence interval for a population proportion: p^±Zp^(1p^)n\hat{p} \pm Z \sqrt{\frac{\hat{p}(1 - \hat{p})}{n}} where:
      • ZZ is the critical value corresponding to a 90% confidence level (Z=1.645Z = 1.645).
      • nn is the sample size (50 in this case).
  3. Evaluate if the 90% confidence interval supports the manager’s goal:

    • Check if at least 80% of the service times (p=0.8p = 0.8) fall within the confidence interval.
    • Provide recommendations accordingly.

I’ll start by processing the data file to extract the necessary information. Please upload the "Restaurant.xlsx" file so I can proceed.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Proportion Analysis
Confidence Intervals

Formulas

Sample Proportion Formula: p̂ = x/n
Confidence Interval for Proportion: p̂ ± Z * √(p̂(1 - p̂)/n)

Theorems

Central Limit Theorem

Suitable Grade Level

Undergraduate/College Level