Students typically need to see an academic advisor, followed by a departmental advisor, and then the registrar before being processed for graduation. The academic advisor and departmental advisor can each serve 10 students per hour while the registrar can serve only 5 students per hour. Which of the following statements regarding this system is true?
A) If the academic advisor operates at full capacity, then there is a waiting line at the departmental advisor.
B) The entire system is capable of processing 25 students per hour.
C) The registrar is the bottleneck in this system.
D) The advisors are the bottlenecks in the system.

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The registrar has the lowest capacity and can only serve 5 students per hour, while the academic advisor and departmental advisor each have a capacity of 10 students per hour. Therefore, the registrar is the bottleneck in this system and determines the overall capacity of the system. Option A is incorrect because if the academic advisor operates at full capacity, it means that the departmental advisor can also operate at full capacity since they have equal capacity. Option B is incorrect because the system's capacity is determined by the registrar's capacity as the bottleneck. Option D is incorrect because the advisors' capacity is higher than the registrar's, and they are not the bottleneck.

Students Typically Need to See an Academic Advisor, Followed by a Departmental