Question

The Big Black Bird Company (BBBC) has a large order for special plastic-lined military uniforms to be used in an urgent military operation. Working the normal two shifts of 40 hours each per week, the BBBC production process usually produces 2,500 uniforms per week at a standard cost of $120 each. Seventy employees work the rst shift and 30 employees work the second. The contract price is $200 per uniform. Because of the urgent need, BBBC is authorized to use around-the-clock production, 6 days per week. When each of the two shifts works 72 hours per week, production increases to 4,000 uniforms per week but at a cost of $144 each.
a. Did the multifactor productivity ratio increase, decrease, or remain the same? If it changed, by what percentage did it change?
b. Did the labor productivity ratio increase, decrease, or lemain tire same? If it changed, by what percentage did it change?
c. Did weekly prots increase, decrease, or remain the same?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Multifactor productivity

Original Value of output 2500 un. x $200/un. = $500,000 Value of input 2500 un x $120/un. = $300,000 Multi-factor productivity $500,000/$300,000 = 1.67 Overtime Value of output 4000 un. x $200/un. = $800,000 Value of input 4000 un. x $144/un. = $576,000 Multi-factor productivity $800,000/$576,000 = 1.39 Multi-factor productivity (1.67 – 1.39) / 1.67 = 16.8% decrease

B. LABOR PRODUCTIVITY

Original Value of output 2500 un. x $200/un. = $500,000 Input = (100 people x 40 hr/person) = 4000 hours Labor productivity $500,000/4000 hr = $125/hr Overtime Value of output 4000 un. x $200/un. = $800,000 Input = (100 people x 72 hr/person) = 7200 hours Labor productivity $800,000/7200 hr = $111/hr Labor productivity ($125/hr – $111/hr) / $125/hr = 11.1% decrease

C.GROSS PROFITS

Original $500,000 - $300,000 = $200,000 Overtime $800,000 - $576,000 = $224,000

$24,000 increase