Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10-person assembly line. On a recent day, 180 valves were produced during an 8-hour shift.  answer the following questions;                                               Calculate the labor productivity of the line. b) John Goodale, the manager at Carbondale, changed the layout and was able to increase production to 195 units per 8-hour shift. What is the new labor productivity per labor-hour? c) What is the percentage of productivity increase?

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 Q1) Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10-person assembly line. On a recent day, 180 valves were produced during an 8-hour shift.

 answer the following questions;                                              

  1. Calculate the labor productivity of the line.
  2. b) John Goodale, the manager at Carbondale, changed the layout and was able to increase production to 195 units per 8-hour shift. What is the new labor productivity per labor-hour?
  3. c) What is the percentage of productivity increase?

 

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