Howard Plastics produces plastic containers for use in the food packaging industry. Last year its average monthly product $19,500$ containers produced using one shift five days a week with an eight$-$hour$-$a$-$day operation. Of the items produced, $8$ percent were deemed defective. Recently, Howard Plastics has implemented new production methods and a new quality improvement program. Its monthly production has increased to $25,000$ containers with $8$ percent defective.

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X Your answer is incorrect.

Compute productivity ratios for the old and new production system.

New production system units$/$month$=$

Old production system units$/$month$=$