Data Structures | Stack | Question 7

Let S be a stack of size n >= 1. Starting with the empty stack, suppose we push the first n natural numbers in sequence, and then perform n pop operations. Assume that Push and Pop operation take X seconds each, and Y seconds elapse between the end of one such stack operation and the start of the next operation. For m >= 1, define the stack-life of m as the time elapsed from the end of Push(m) to the start of the pop operation that removes m from S. The average stack-life of an element of this stack is
(A) n(X+ Y)
(B) 3Y + 2X
(C) n(X + Y)-X
(D) Y + 2X

Answer: (C)
Explanation: We can easily arrive at the result by taking few examples.
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