A bottling machine produces an average of 11,500 units per week during the winter months, when its maximum sustainable throughput is 15,000 units per week. During the summer months, the machine produced 16,000 units per week when its maximum sustainable throughput was raised to 20,000 per week.
-An emergency department of a city hospital can serve 110 patients per day. If the department wants to serve 100 patients per day instead of the 80 patients per day they normally serve, what will be the department's percentage change in utilization?
A)25.03% decrease
B)25.03% increase
C)20.02% decrease
D)20.02% increase
E)Do not have enough information to compute

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The department's current utilization is 80/110 = 0.73. If the department serves 100 patients per day, its utilization will be 100/110 = 0.91. The percentage change in utilization is (0.91 - 0.73) / 0.73 * 100% = 25.03%.

A Bottling Machine Produces an Average of 11,500 Units Per