Which statement best describes the determinant factors for brake booster power?

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Brake boost power comes from a vacuum diaphragm that uses the pressure difference across it to multiply pedal effort. The amount of assist is essentially the diaphragm area times the pressure differential on its two sides. A larger diaphragm provides more surface area to convert the same pressure difference into force, and a bigger pressure difference (more vacuum on the diaphragm side versus ambient pressure) increases the available force. The color of the booster, the vehicle’s weight, or the battery voltage do not determine how much boost the unit can provide.