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Part $1$

Mariah Enterprises makes a variety of consumer electronic products. Its camera manufacturing plant is considering choosing between two different$$ processes, named Alpha and$$ Beta, which can be used to make a component part. To make the correct$$ decision, the managers would like to compare the labor and multifactor productivity of process Alpha with that of process Beta. The value of process output for Alpha and Beta is $$$$170$ per unit of product A and $$$$140$ per unit of product$$ B$,$ and the corresponding overhead costs for Alpha and Beta are $$$$7$ comma $000$ and $$$$6$ comma $000,$ respectively.

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Process Alpha

Process Beta

Product

A

B

A

B

Output$($units$)$

$50$

$40$

$80$

$70$

Labor$($$$)$

$$$$1$ comma $200$

$$$$1$ comma $400$

$$$$1$ comma $000$

$$$$2$ comma $000$

Materials$($$$)$

$$$$3$ comma $000$

$$$$3$ comma $500$

$$$$1$ comma $400$

$$$$1$ comma $500$