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    1. The document compares productivity and resource usage from last year to this year. Productivity increased from 3.0 to 3.125 boxes/hour, a 4.166% increase. 2. Total resource usage decreased from $4,850 to $4,510 last year to this year, which equates to a 7.8% improvement in efficiency. 3. When comparing individual resources from last year to this year, labor decreased by 0.31% while resin and capital decreased more at 3.33% and 10% respectively. Energy usage increased by 6.1%.

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    1. The document compares productivity and resource usage from last year to this year. Productivity increased from 3.0 to 3.125 boxes/hour, a 4.166% increase. 2. Total resource usage decreased from $4,850 to $4,510 last year to this year, which equates to a 7.8% improvement in efficiency. 3. When comparing individual resources from last year to this year, labor decreased by 0.31% while resin and capital decreased more at 3.33% and 10% respectively. Energy usage increased by 6.1%.

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    Assignment Solution 1

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    1. The document compares productivity and resource usage from last year to this year. Productivity increased from 3.0 to 3.125 boxes/hour, a 4.166% increase. 2. Total resource usage decreased from $4,850 to $4,510 last year to this year, which equates to a 7.8% improvement in efficiency. 3. When comparing individual resources from last year to this year, labor decreased by 0.31% while resin and capital decreased more at 3.33% and 10% respectively. Energy usage increased by 6.1%.

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    1.

    120boxes
    1.1 (a)
    =3.0boxes/hour
    40hours

    Production
    Labor hr. @ $10
    Resin @ $5
    Capital cost/month
    Energy

    125boxes
    (b)
    =3.125boxes/hour
    40hours

    (c)Changeinproductivity=0.125boxes/hour
    Percentagechange=

    Last Year

    This Year

    1,00
    0
    $3,000
    250
    100
    1,50
    0
    $4,850

    1,00
    0
    $2,750
    225
    110
    1,42
    5
    $4,510

    0.125boxes
    = 4.166%
    3.0

    (d)

    [(1,000/4,850) (1,000/4,510)]

    (1,000/4,850)

    0.2060.222
    0.016
    =
    =0.078fewerresources
    0.206
    0.206

    7.8%improvement*
    *withroundingto3decimalplaces.
    1.6

    Resource

    Labor

    Resin

    Capital

    Energy

    Last Year
    1,000
    300

    1,000
    50

    =3.33

    =20

    1,000
    10,000

    1,000
    3,000

    =0.1

    =0.33

    This Year
    1,000
    275
    1,000
    45

    =3.64

    0.31

    =22.22

    2.22

    1,000
    11,000
    1,000
    2,850

    Change

    =0.09

    =0.35

    0.01

    Percent
    Change
    0.31
    3.33
    2.22
    20

    =11.1%

    0.01
    0.1
    0.02

    0.02

    =9.3%

    0.33

    =10.0%

    =6.1%

    1.9 (a)Laborproductivity=1,000
    tires/400hours=2.5tires/hour.

    (b)Multifactorproductivityis1,000tires/(400
    $12.50+20,000$1+$5,000+$10,000)=
    1,000tires/$40,000=0.025tires/dollar.
    (c)Multifactorproductivitychangesfrom1,000/40,000to1,000/39,000,orfrom0.025to0.02564;theratiois1.0256,so
    thechangeisa2.56percentincrease.

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