2The manager of a crew that installs carpeting has tracked the crew's output over the past several PROBLEMS dictatering company prepared and served 300 meals at an anniversary celebration last weekeeper eight workers. The week before, six workers prepared and served 2.80 meals at a wedding reception a. For which event was the labor productivity higher? Explain. b. What are some possible reasons for the productivity differences? weeks, obtaining these figures: Week Crew Size Yards Installed 4 1 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 96 72 92 50 69 52 5 6 Compute the labor productivity for each of the weeks. On the basis of your calculations, what can you conclude about crew size and productivity? fach of the web shown for production of choc- Comutath 7. The following table shows data on the average number of customers processed by several bank service units each day. The hourly wage rate is $25, the overhead rate is 1.0 times labor cost, and the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same tion t mach T Hou lle's also material cost is $5 per customer. Customers Processed/Day Unit Employees A 4 5 36 40 B C D of th bi Ir 8 60 20 3 a. Compute the labor productivity and the multifactor productivity for each unit. Use an eight-ho day for multifactor productivity. b. Suppose a new, more standardized procedure is to be introduced that will enable each employe to process one additional customer per day. Compute the expected labor and multifactor produk tivity rates for each unit. 4. A company that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. Prior to buying the new equipment, the company used five workers, who produced an average of 80 carts per hour. Workers receive $10 per hour, and machine cost was $40 per hour. With the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $10 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a Compute labor productivity under each system. Use carts per worker per hour as the measure of labor productivity b. Compute the multifactor productivity under each system. Use carts per dollar cost (labor plus equipment) as the measure. c. Comment on the changes in productivity according to the two measures, and on which one you believe is the more pertinent for this situation