At the end of 2018, Diatomic Company implemented a new labor process and redesigned its product with the expectation that input usage efficiency would increase. Now, at the end of 2019, the president of the company wants an assessment of the changes on the company's productivity. The data needed for the assessment are as follows: 2018 2019 Output 45,000 54,000 Output prices $10.00 $10.00 Materials (lbs.) 22,500 22,950 Materials unit price $3.00 $4.00 Labor (hrs.) 18,000 16,875 Labor rate per hour $5.00 $5.00 Power (kwh) 11,250 14,625 Price per kwh $2.00 $3.00 By how much did profit change as a result of profitability changes in labor? a.$23,625 increase

At the end of 2018, Diatomic Company implemented a new labor process and redesigned its product with the expectation that input usage efficiency would increase. Now, at the end of 2019, the president of the company wants an assessment of the changes on the company's productivity. The data needed for the assessment are as follows: 2018 2019 Output 45,000 54,000 Output prices $10.00 $10.00 Materials (lbs.) 22,500 22,950 Materials unit price $3.00 $4.00 Labor (hrs.) 18,000 16,875 Labor rate per hour $5.00 $5.00 Power (kwh) 11,250 14,625 Price per kwh $2.00 $3.00 By how much did profit change as a result of profitability changes in labor? a.$23,625 increase

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	2018	2019
Output	45,000	54,000
Output prices	$10.00	$10.00
Materials (lbs.)	22,500	22,950
Materials unit price	$3.00	$4.00
Labor (hrs.)	18,000	16,875
Labor rate per hour	$5.00	$5.00
Power (kwh)	11,250	14,625
Price per kwh	$2.00	$3.00