In 2015, Choctaw Company implements a new process affecting labor and materials. The following reported data are provided to evaluate the effect on the companys productivity:

	2014	2015
Number of units produced	720,000	360,000
Labor hours used	240,000	90,000
Materials used (lbs.)	960,000	450,000

Required:

1. Calculate the productivity profile for 2014. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Partial Operational Productivity Ratios	2014 Profile
Labor productivity ratio	_________
Material productivity ratio	_________

2. Calculate the productivity profile for 2015. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Partial Operational Productivity Ratios	2015 Profile
Labor productivity ratio	_________
Material productivity ratio	_________

3. What if the labor hours used in 2015 were 127,500? What does comparison of the 2014 and 2015 profiles now communicate? If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Partial Operational Productivity Ratios	2014 Profile	2015 Profile
Labor productivity ratio	__________	___________
Material productivity ratio	__________	___________