If all you knew about a production system was that total daily output was 400 units and the total labor necessary to produce the 400 units was 350 hours, and the total materials used were 425 units, what kind of productivity measure(s) could you use to compute productivity? A) Partial measure B) Multifactor measure C) Total measure D) Partial measure and Multifactor measure E) Multifactor measure and Total measure

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We can use partial measures, such as labor productivity (units produced per hour of labor) or material productivity (units produced per unit of material). We can also use a multifactor measure, such as total factor productivity (units produced per combined inputs of labor and materials). Therefore, the best choice is D, as we can use both partial and multifactor measures in this scenario.

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