Although the fire marshal had declared the capacity of the classroom at 55 students,the introduction to operations management class was so popular,the average attendance was 75 students,literally standing room only.Squeals of excitement and the occasional burning of an overturned car accompanied the successful solution of problems such as this: What is the utilization of the operations management professor?
A)100%
B)136%
C)75
D)55

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Utilization is calculated as actual output divided by maximum possible output. In this case, the maximum possible output is the capacity of the classroom, which is 55 students. However, the actual output is 75 students, which is 136% of the maximum possible output. Therefore, the answer is B.

Although the Fire Marshal Had Declared the Capacity of the Classroom