Question $1$

$20/20$ pts

The manager of a crew that installs carpeting has tracked the crew's output over the past several weeks, obtaining these figures. What is the week with the highest labor productivity?

Week Crew Size Yards Installed

$1488$

$2363$

$3595$

$4384$

$5460$

$6252$

Week $2$

Week $1$

Week $3$

Correct!

Week $4$

Week $6$

Week $5$

Yes, the correct answer is: Week $4(28$ yards$/$crew$)$

Question $2$

$20/20$ pts

The manager of a crew that installs carpeting has tracked the crew's output over the past several weeks, obtaining these figures. What is the labor productivity of the week with the least productivity?

Week Crew Size Yards Installed

$1488$

$2363$

$3595$

$4384$

$5460$

$6252$

$26$ yards$/$crew

Correct!

$15$ yards$/$crew

$22$ yards$/$crew

$21$ yards$/$crew

$19$ yards$/$crew

Yes, it is $15$ yards$/$crew in week $5.$

Question $3$

$20/20$ pts

Compute the multi factor productivity measure for each of the weeks of production of chocolate bars. Which week has the least productivity? Assume $40-$hour weeks and an hourly wage of $$12.$ Overhead is $1\mathrm{.}5$ times weekly labor cost. Material cost is $$6$ per pound.

Week Output $($units$)$ Workers Materials $($lbs$)$

$1250007460$

$2300006480$

$3330006490$

$4360009480$

Correct!

$1$

$3$

$4$

$2$

Yes, Week $1$ with MFP $=2\mathrm{.}24$

Question $4$

$20/20$ pts

Compute the multi factor productivity measure for each of the weeks of production of chocolate bars. What is the highest weekly productivity? Assume $40-$hour weeks and an hourly wage of $$12.$ Overhead is $1\mathrm{.}5$ times weekly labor cost. Material cost is $$6$ per pound.

Week Output $($units$)$ Workers Materials $($lbs$)$

$1250007460$

$2300006480$

$3330006490$

$4360009480$

Correct!

$3\mathrm{.}25$

$2\mathrm{.}98$

$2\mathrm{.}63$

$3\mathrm{.}55$

Yes, highest MFP $=3\mathrm{.}25$ in Week $3.$

Question $5$

$20/20$ pts

A company offers ID theft protection using leads obtained from client banks. Four employees work $40$ hour a week on the lead, at a pay rate of $$35$ per hour per employee. Each employee identifies an average of $3500$ potential leads a week from a list of $6000.$ An average of $3$ percent actually sign up for the service, paying a one$-$time fee of $$60.$ Material costs are $$1500$ per week, and overhead costs are $$8000$ per week. What is the multi$-$factor productivity for this operation in fees generated per dollar of input $($rounded to $2$ decimals$)?$

$2\mathrm{.}27$

$1\mathrm{.}94$

Correct!

$1\mathrm{.}67$

$1\mathrm{.}53$

Yes. $$25200/$$$15100=1\mathrm{.}67($similar to solved homework problem #$9)$