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Chapter 2, Problem 18OQ

a)

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To calculate: The partial labor and capital productivity for the parent and the subsidiary and comment on the results.

Partial productivity:

It is a measure of the total output against a single input used for the production process. It relates output only to a single factor of input.

b)

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To calculate: The multifactor productivity and comment on the results.

Multifactor productivity:

It is the measure of the performance of the output produced to the combined inputs used in that production process.

c)

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To calculate: The raw material productivity and explain why the figure might be greater than the subsidiary.

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