Our examples in the chapter have focused on manufacturing, where the output is units of product and the inputs are manufacturing activities or costs. The concept of productivity can be applied in a variety of settings, wherever there are inputs and outputs. For example, consider LandscapeCity, a landscape design company that specializes in small landscape projects for people living in cities Amanda Caldwell, the assistant manager, is in the process of trying to determine if productivity has been improving since she was hired 6 months ago. Because it is a design firm, labor is the only significant expense, but Amanda is unsure of the number of projects or the dollar of sales volume should be used when computing productivity. She has collected these data for sales and labor expenses for the past 6 months Month 1 Labor Expense $ 19,30 24,960 19,992 13,794 14,526 21, 192 Number of Projects 40 52 se 13 18 50 Dollars 5 20,690 22.500 29, 380 19,160 22,280 22,120 4 5 6 Required: 1. Calculate the productivity for each month and the change in productivity from month to month using number of projects as the measure of output 2. Calculate the productivity for each month and the change in productivity from month to month using sales dollars as the measure of Output Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the productivity for each month and the change in productivity from month to month using number of projects as the measure of output. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Month Productivity Number of Projects 40 Monthly Change 484.5000 1 484.5000 2 52 3 Labor Expense s 19,380 S 24,960 s 19.992 IS 13,794 $ 14,526 s 21.192 50 4 13 5 18 10 50 Required 1 Required Calculate the productivity for each month and the change in productivity from month to month using sales dollars as the measure of output. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Month Sales Dollars Productivity Monthly Change $ 1 2 3 Labor Expense $ 10,380 s 24,960 s 19.992 $ 13.794 $ 14,520 S 21,192 $ $ $ 20.690 22,500 29.380 10.160 22.280 22.120 4 5 $ 8 $