Question

A manager checked production records and found that a worker produced 160 units while working 40 hours. In the previous week, the same worker produced 138 units while working 36 hours. a. Compute Current period productivity and Previous period productivity. (Round your "Previous period productivity" answer to 3 decimal places.) Current period productivity Units / hr Previous period productivity Units / hr b. Did the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same? (Round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Worker's productivity by %

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) Current period productivity= 4 units/hr

Previous period productivity= 3.833units/hr

(B) increase in productivity by 4.356 percent

Explanation:

A manager checkedthe rate of production and found out that a worker produced 160 units while working for 40 hours

In the previous week the same worker produced 138 units while working for 36 hours

(A) The current period productivity can be calculated as follows

= 160 units/40 hours

= 4 units/hr

The previous period productivity can be calculated as follows

= 138 units / 36 hours

= 3.833 units/hr

(B) The productivity growth can be calculated as follows

= current period productivity - previous period productivity / previous period productivity

= 4-3.833/3.833

= 0.167/3.833

= 0.04356 × 100

= 4.356 percent

Hence there was an increase in workers productivity by 4.356 percent