At ABC bank there are 2 million withdrawals per day, 2 million inquires per day, and 1million deposits per day. 75% of transactions occur in a 3 hour window from 11am to 2 pm. What is the peak throughput?
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3 million/hour
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2.25million / hour
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5 million/hour
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1.25 million/hour
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Calculate total daily transactions: 2M withdrawals + 2M inquiries + 1M deposits = 5M. Peak window has 75% of transactions: 0.75 × 5M = 3.75M. Spread over 3 hours: 3.75M ÷ 3 = 1.25M per hour. Option D correctly represents this peak throughput.