signment #3 (Chapter 16) Saved 2 Month 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 fandscape 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 Expense Projects Dollars $ 19,860 5 20,790 2 25.920 54 22,600 20.092 19,260 14.626 17 21,292 22,220 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 41 60 12 29.480 13,894 5 22,380 60 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 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 Monthly Change 1 2 Number of Projects 41 54 ON Labor Expense $ 19,860 $ 25,920 $ 20.092 $ 13,894 $ 14,626 $ 21,292 60 12 17 60 6 Regut Required 2 > Assignment #3 (Chapter 16) Seved 2 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 1 22.600 6 Labor Number of Sales Month Expense Projects Dollars $ 19,860 41 $ 20,790 25,920 54 3 20,092 60 29,480 4 11,894 12 19,260 5 14.626 13 22,380 21,292 60 22.220 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 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 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 decimal places. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign) Labor Month Sales Dollars Expense Productivity Monthly Change $ 19.500 5 20,790 2 $ 25920 $ 22.000 3 5 20.092 $ 29.480 4 $ 13.894 $ 19.260 5 $ 14,626 $ 22,380 6 5 21.292 $ 22.220
