Rocky Gap Furniture hires ten employees working eight hours each to produce 100 rocking chairs. What is the productivity of these workers?

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Productivity is calculated as total output divided by total input. Here, 100 chairs are produced by 10 employees working 8 hours each, so the total input is 80 hours. Therefore, productivity is 100 chairs / 80 hours = 1.25 chairs per hour.

Rocky Gap Furniture Hires Ten Employees Working Eight Hours Each