If an assembly process consists of 5 steps in series (activity A,activity B,activity C,activity D,and activity E),what is the utilization of the bottleneck activity if A takes 20 seconds,B takes 10 seconds,C takes 30 seconds,D takes 15 seconds,and E takes 5 seconds per unit?
A)100%
B)66%
C)50%
D)33%
E)12%

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The bottleneck activity is the one that takes the longest time per unit, which is activity C with 30 seconds. Since the bottleneck dictates the pace of the entire process, its utilization is 100%, as it is constantly working to process units without any idle time.

If an Assembly Process Consists of 5 Steps in Series