EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: RENDER
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 8P
a.
Summary Introduction
To determine: Labor productivity of Company KK
Introduction: Labor productivity is a valuation of the
b.
Summary Introduction
To determine: Multifactor productivity of Company KK.
Introduction: Multifactor productivity is an evaluation of economic performance that compares the amount of products and services produced to the amount of combined input used to produce those products and services.
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1.8
Kleen Karpet cleaned 65 rugs in October, consuming
the following resources:
Labor:
Solvent:
Machine rental:
520 hours at $13 per hour
100 gallons at $5 per gallon
20 days at $50 per day
a) What is the labor productivity per dollar?
b) What is the muitifactor productivity?
okey Min's Kleen Karpet cleaned 85 rugs in October, consuming the following resources:
Labor:
520
hours at
$17
per hour
Solvent:
125
gallons at
$8
per gallon
Machine Rental:
24
days at
$75
per day
a) Labor productivity per dollar =
nothing rugs/dollar (round your response to four decimal places)
b) Multifactor productivity = Rugs/dollar (round your response to four decimal places)
In December, General Motors produced 6,600 customized vans at its plant in Detroit. The labor productivity at this plant is known to have been 0.10 vans per labor-hour during that month. 300 laborers were employed at the plant that month. a. How many hours did the average laborer work that month? b. If productivity can be increased to 0.11 vans per labor-hour, how many hours would the average laborer work that month? Please show work. Thank you
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