In 20x2, Choctaw Company implements a new process affecting labor and materials. The following reported data are provided to evaluate the effect on the company's productivity:

	20x1	20x2
Number of units produced	510,000	360,000
Labor hours used	127,500	72,000
Materials used (lbs.)	1,700,000	1,028,571

Required:

1. Calculate the productivity profile for 20x1. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Partial Operational Productivity Ratios	20x1 Profile
Labor productivity ratio	fill in the blank 1
Material productivity ratio	fill in the blank 2

2. Calculate the productivity profile for 20x2. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Partial Operational Productivity Ratios	20x2 Profile
Labor productivity ratio	fill in the blank 3
Material productivity ratio	fill in the blank 4

3. What if the labor hours used in 20x2 were 109,500? What does comparison of the 20x1 and 20x2 profiles now communicate? If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Partial Operational Productivity Ratios	20x1 Profile	20x2 Profile
Labor productivity ratio	fill in the blank 5	fill in the blank 6
Material productivity ratio	fill in the blank 7	fill in the blank 8