Although the fire marshal had declared the capacity of the classroom at 45 students, the introduction to operations management class was so popular, the average attendance was 55 students, literally standing room only. Shouts of "You the man!" accompanied the successful solution of problems such as this: What is the utilization of the operations management professor?
A) 122%
B) 100%
C) 55 students
D) 45 students

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Utilization is the actual output divided by the maximum output possible. In this case, the actual output is the number of students attending the class (55) and the maximum output possible is the capacity declared by the fire marshal (45). Using the formula, (55/45) x 100% = 122%, the utilization of the operations management professor is 122%.

Although the Fire Marshal Had Declared the Capacity of the Classroom