Homework
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2.06 units per hour
3.69
3.5
Requirement 1:
(a) Calculate partial labor and capital productivity figures for the parent and subsidiary. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
U.S. LDC Labor productivity 5.00 1.33 Capital productivity 1.67 4.00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Do the results seem surprising? Yes Requirement 2:
(a) Compute the multifactor productivity figures for labor and capital together. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
U.S. LDC Multifactor productivity 1.25 1.00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Are the results better? Yes Requirement 3:
Calculate raw material productivity figures (units/$ where $1 = FC 10).
U.S. LDC Raw material productivity 5.00 10.00
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5. award: 10 out of
10 points
Problem 2-8
A retail store had sales of $45,000 in April and $56,000 in May. The store employs eight fulltime workers who work a 40-hour week. In April the store also had seven part-time workers at 10 hours per week, and in May the store had nine part-timers at 15 hours per week (assume four weeks in each month). |
Required: | Using sales dollars as the measure of output, what is the percentage change in productivity from April to May? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) | Percentage change in productivity | 6.67 % |
eBook Link Worksheet | Difficulty: Medium | | Problem 2-8 | Learning Objective: 02-05 | |
1. award: 10 out of
10 points
Problem 10-4
Schedule the following activities using CPM: |
ACTIVITY | IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR | TIME (WEEKS) | A | — | 1 | B |
2.06 units per hour
3.69
3.5
Requirement 1:
(a) Calculate partial labor and capital productivity figures for the parent and subsidiary. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
U.S. LDC Labor productivity 5.00 1.33 Capital productivity 1.67 4.00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Do the results seem surprising? Yes Requirement 2:
(a) Compute the multifactor productivity figures for labor and capital together. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
U.S. LDC Multifactor productivity 1.25 1.00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Are the results better? Yes Requirement 3:
Calculate raw material productivity figures (units/$ where $1 = FC 10).
U.S. LDC Raw material productivity 5.00 10.00
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5. award: 10 out of
10 points
Problem 2-8
A retail store had sales of $45,000 in April and $56,000 in May. The store employs eight fulltime workers who work a 40-hour week. In April the store also had seven part-time workers at 10 hours per week, and in May the store had nine part-timers at 15 hours per week (assume four weeks in each month). |
Required: | Using sales dollars as the measure of output, what is the percentage change in productivity from April to May? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) | Percentage change in productivity | 6.67 % |
eBook Link Worksheet | Difficulty: Medium | | Problem 2-8 | Learning Objective: 02-05 | |
1. award: 10 out of
10 points
Problem 10-4
Schedule the following activities using CPM: |
ACTIVITY | IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR | TIME (WEEKS) | A | — | 1 | B |