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Single Factor Productivity

1) The new lumber productivity is 520 boxes from 175 lumber. 2) The new labor productivity is 65 boxes per 8 labor hours. 3) The percent change in lumber productivity is +8.3% and the percent change in labor productivity is -18.75%. The greater contribution to savings is the percent change in lumber productivity.

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Single Factor Productivity

1) The new lumber productivity is 520 boxes from 175 lumber. 2) The new labor productivity is 65 boxes per 8 labor hours. 3) The percent change in lumber productivity is +8.3% and the percent change in labor productivity is -18.75%. The greater contribution to savings is the percent change in lumber productivity.

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Single factor productivity a. What is the new lumber productivity?

Calculate the productivity for the following operation: b. What is the new labor productivity?

Problem 1 c. What is the change in lumber productivity?

(a) Five employees process 800 insurance policies in a Problem 6


week. They work 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.
If Carlo changes to the new supplier. What will be the
(b) A team of worker makes 750 units of product, percent change in lumber and labor productivity?
which is sold in the market for $ 15 each. The
a. Compute % change in lumber productivity?
accounting department reports that for this job the
actual cost are $750 for labor, $1,500 for materials, and b. Compute % change in labor productivity:
$350 for overhead.
c. Which increase in productivity makes a greater
Problem 2 contribution to saving for Carlo’s Lumber? %
change in labor productivity;
Sophia attire makes fashionable garments. During a
particular week employees worked 360 hours to
Multifactor Productivity:
produce a batch of 165 garments, of which 65 were
flawed“ Sweet”. Sweet are sold for $ 112.50 each At Incredible 2, the output of a process is valued at
attire’s factory outlet store. The remaining 100 $176 per unit. The cost of labor is $80 per hour
garments are sold to retail distribution at $250 each. including benefits. The accounting department
provided the following information about the
What is the labor productivity ratio of this
process for week 01:
manufacturing process?
Units Producer : 1,763
Problem 3
Labor : 19,453
Carlo’s Lumber produces 480 wood boxes per day using
175 lumber. Given this, the productivity measured in Material : 33,326
boxes per lumber?
Overheads : 15,062
a. Computed as: ratio of output ( boxes) to input
(lumber) Calculate the multifactor productivity ratio and
labor productivity ratio ( unit per hour)
b. Interpretation
Problem 2
Problem 4
Sophia attire makes fashionable garments. During a
Carlo’s lumber produce 480 wood boxes per day using particular week employees worked 360 hours to
175 lumber. Each lumber requires 4 hours of labor. produce a batch of 165 garments, of which 65 were
Given this information, What is the productivity flawed“ Sweet”. Sweet are sold for $ 112.50 each
measured in boxes per labor hour? attire’s factory outlet store. The remaining 100
garments are sold to retail distribution at $250
a. Computed as:
each.
b. Interpretation:
What is the labor productivity ratio of this
Problem 5 manufacturing process?

Carlo’s Lumber is considering a new Lumber supplier


who suggest he will be able to produce 520 boxes from
175 lumber, with an additional 8 hours of labor per
day. Given this information. What will be the lumber
and labor productivity for the new supplier?

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