Question

This​ year, Druehl,​ Inc., will produce 60 comma 000 hot water heaters at its plant in​ Delaware, in order to meet expected global demand. To accomplish​ this, each laborer at the plant will work 200 hours per month. If the labor productivity at the plant is 0.25 hot water heaters per labor​ hour, how many laborers are employed at the​ plant?

Answer 1

Answer:

1,200 laborers are employed at the plant.

Explanation:

Labor productivity is given as total output divided by total input

The total output is 60,000 hot water heaters

Let the number of laborers employed be y.

Since each laborer would work 200 hours per month, total input = y×200 = 200y hours

0.25 = 60,000/200y

y = 60,000/0.25×200 = 60,000/50 = 1,200 laborers