George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest in efficiency. George is interested in determining the productivity of his organization. He would like to know if his organization is maintaining the manufacturing average of a 3% increase in productivity. He has the following data representing a month from last year and an equivalent month this year: Last Year Now

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George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest
in efficiency. George is interested in determining the productivity of his organization. He would like to know if his
organization is maintaining the manufacturing average of a 3% increase in productivity. He has the following data
representing a month from last year and an equivalent month this year:
Units Produced
Labor (hours)
Resin (pounds)
Capital Invested ($)
Energy (BTU)
Last Year
1,500
300
55
10,000
2,950
Now
1,500
250
48
12,000
2,750
The productivity change for each of the inputs (Labor, Resin, Capital, and Energy) is:
Labor Productivity Change =% (enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places and include a
minus sign if necessary).
Transcribed Image Text:George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest in efficiency. George is interested in determining the productivity of his organization. He would like to know if his organization is maintaining the manufacturing average of a 3% increase in productivity. He has the following data representing a month from last year and an equivalent month this year: Units Produced Labor (hours) Resin (pounds) Capital Invested ($) Energy (BTU) Last Year 1,500 300 55 10,000 2,950 Now 1,500 250 48 12,000 2,750 The productivity change for each of the inputs (Labor, Resin, Capital, and Energy) is: Labor Productivity Change =% (enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places and include a minus sign if necessary).
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