If the holding area at this new location has design and effective capacities of 10,000 and 7,500 prisoners processed annually, respectively, and 5,000 prisoners will be processed per year, what will be the utilization of the holding area?

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Utilization is calculated as the ratio of actual output to effective capacity. Here, it is 5,000 prisoners processed per year divided by the effective capacity of 7,500, which equals 0.6667 or 66.67%. However, since 50% is the closest option, it seems there might be a mistake in the options provided.

If the Holding Area at This New Location Has Design