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Class 02 - Homework Ch 01
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Class 02 - Homework Ch 01
Chapter 01 - Question 01
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Raider Power makes boxes to ship horse saddles. Raider Power has four employees who work 10 hours each per week making a
total of 120 boxes (among all 4) per week. What is their productivity?
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a
15 boxes per hour
b
10 boxes per hour
c
6 boxes per hour
d
4 boxes per hour
e
3 boxes per hour
Correct Answer:
e - 3 boxes per hour
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Chapter 01 - Question 02
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This year, Matador Heaters, will produce 57,600 hot water heaters at its plant in Lubbock, in order to meet expected state-wide
demand.
To accomplish this, each laborer at the plant will work 160 hours per month. If the labor productivity at the plant is 0.15 hot water
heaters per labor hour, how many laborers are employed at the plant?
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a
100
b
200
c
300
d
400
e
500
Correct Answer:
b - 200
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Chapter 01 - Question 03
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Carpet Tech cleaned 65 rugs in August, consuming the following resources:
520 hours of Labor at $13 per hour
100 gallons of Solvent at $5 per gallon
20 days of Machine rental at $50 per day
What is the labor productivity per dollar?
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a
0.0096 rugs per labor dollar
b
1.96 rugs per labor dollar
c
10.96 rugs per labor dollar
d
100.96 rugs per labor dollar
e
150.96 rugs per labor dollar
Correct Answer:
a - 0.0096 rugs per labor dollar
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Chapter 01 - Question 04
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Same question as before, but find Multifactor Productivity:
Carpet Tech cleaned 65 rugs in August, consuming the following resources:
520 hours of Labor at $13 per hour
100 gallons of Solvent at $5 per gallon
20 days of Machine rental at $50 per day
What is the Multifactor productivity?
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a
1.10581 rugs per dollar
b
1.00986 rugs per dollar
c
0.11716 rugs per dollar
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d
0.05812 rugs per dollar
e
0.00787 rugs per dollar
Correct Answer:
e - 0.00787 rugs per dollar
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Chapter 01 - Question 05
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As part of a study for the Department of Labor Statistics, you are assigned the task of evaluating the improvement in productivity
of small businesses. The data are the monthly average of last year and the monthly average of this year are shown in the table
included with this question. Determine the multifactor productivity with dollars as the common denominator for last year and
this year and then determine the percent change in productivity.
Labor = $8 per hour
Capital = 0.0083 per month of investment
Energy = $0.60 per BTU
What is the percentage change in multi-factor productivity from last year to this year?
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a
2.85% increase
b
8.13% increase
c
15.37% decrease
d
28.52% incrase
e
22.89% decrease
Correct Answer:
b - 8.13% increase
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