In 2011, Shawnee Company implements a new process affecting labor and materials. CORNERSTONE 15-3 The following reported data are provided to evaluate the effect on the company’s productivity:

Required:
1. Calculate the productivity profile for 2010.
2. Calculate the productivity profile for 2011, and comment on the effect of the new production and assembly process.
3. What if the labor hours used in 2011 were 37,500? What does comparison of the 2010 and 2011 profiles now communicate?LO1 

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2010 2011 Number of units produced 180,000 150,000 Labor hours used 36,000 25,000 Materials used (lbs.) 720,000 500,000