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Chapter 2: Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
1.Two workers have the job of placing plastic labels on packages before the packages are shipped out. The first worker can place 1,000 labels in 30 minutes.The second worker can place 850 labels in 20 minutes. Which worker is more productive?
Answer:
Productivity of worker 1 = 1000 labels/30 minutes = 33.3 labels per minute Productivity of worker 2 = 850 labels/20 minutes = 42.5 labels per minute Worker 2 is more productive.
Section: Productivity
Subsection: Interpreting Productivity Measures
LO: 2.5 Define productivity and identify productivity measures.
Bloom’s: Application
AACSB: Analytic
Time on task: 2 minutes 2 / 4
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- Last week a painter painted four houses in three days. This week she painted six
houses in four days. In which week was the painter more productive?
Answer:
Productivity in worker 1 = 4 houses / 3 days = 1.33 houses per day
Productivity in worker 2 = 6 houses / 4 days = 1.5 houses per day
The painter was more productive in week 2.
Section: Productivity
Subsection: Interpreting Productivity Measures
LO: 2.5 Define productivity and identify productivity measures.
Bloom’s: Application
AACSB: Analytic
Time on task: 2 minutes
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- One type of bread-making machine can make six loaves of bread in five hours. A
new model of the machine can make four loaves in two hours. Which model is more productive?
Answer:
Productivity of old model machine = 6 loaves / 5 hours = 1.2 loaves per hour
Productivity of new model machine = 4 loaves / 2 hours = 2.0 loaves per hour
The new model is more productive.
Section: Productivity
Subsection: Interpreting Productivity Measures
LO: 2.5 Define productivity and identify productivity measures.
Bloom’s: Application
AACSB: Analytic
Time on task: 2 minutes
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