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 if 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 Labor Number of Sales Honth Expense Projects Dollars $ 24,220 50 $ 21,690 34,560 72 23.500 20,992 60 30,350 14,794 15 20,160 15.526 23,250 22,192 60 23.120 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 1 2 3 4 20 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 Labor Number of Monthly Expense Projects Productivity Change 1 $ 24,220 50 2 $ 34 560 72 3 $ 20,992 60 $ 14,794 15 $ 15,526 20 6 $ 22.192 60 4 - Required 2 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 1 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 Labor Expense Monthly Sales Dollars Productivity Change $ 24,220 S 21,690 2 $ 34,560 $ 23,500 3 20.992 5 30,380 4 14.7945 20.160 5 $ 15,526 5 23,280 6 $ 22 192 $ 23,120 A A A A 6