Question 1

Adam and Doug both build birdhouses.Adam works 30 hours a week and produces 15 bird houses.Doug works 20 hours a week and produces 12 bird houses.Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

Adam produces more birdhouses, but Doug produces more birdhouses per hour worked, indicating higher productivity.

Question 2

Gramp's Potato Chips produces 2560 bags of potato chips a day.Each employee at Gramp's works 8 hours.If the company's productivity is 20 bags per hour,how many people does Gramp's employ?

Accepted Answer

To find the number of employees, divide the total number of bags produced per day (2560) by the number of bags produced per hour per employee (20), and then divide by the number of hours each employee works (8). This gives 2560 / (20 * 8) = 16 employees.

Question 3

Real Foods produced 400,000 cans of diced tomatoes last year and 460,000 cans of diced tomatoes this year.It employed the same number of labor hours each year.Real Foods' productivity

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Question 4

Allied Business Consultants employs five researchers that each work 8 hour days.In one day the researchers prepared 10 reports for its 2 largest clients.What was Allied Business Consultants' productivity?

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Question 5

Daniel owns a coffee kiosk.All of his employees work 8 hours per day.In 2011,he employed 6 people who produced a total of 912 cups of coffee each day.In 2012,he hired a seventh employee and production increased to 1008 cups of coffee each day.In Daniel's kiosk,productivity

Accepted Answer

In 2011, productivity per employee was 912 cups / 6 employees = 152 cups per employee. In 2012, productivity per employee was 1008 cups / 7 employees = 144 cups per employee. The decrease in productivity is (152 - 144) / 152 * 100% ≈ 5.3%.

Question 6

Popeye produces 20 cans of spinach in 8 hours.Wimpy produces 15 hamburgers in 10 hours.If each hamburger trades for 1.5 cans of spinach,then

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Question 7

Mary looks over reports on four of her workers.Jack made 30 baskets in 5 hours.Rudy made 32 baskets in 8 hours.Sam made 40 baskets in 12 hours.Walter made 22 baskets in four hours.Who has the greatest productivity?

Accepted Answer

Jack has the greatest productivity because he made the most baskets per hour. He made 30 baskets in 5 hours, which is 6 baskets per hour. Rudy made 32 baskets in 8 hours, which is 4 baskets per hour. Sam made 40 baskets in 12 hours, which is 3.33 baskets per hour. Walter made 22 baskets in 4 hours, which is 5.5 baskets per hour.

Question 8

In 2011 Buckeye Brewing produced 1,000 bottles of ginger ale each day.It employed 10 workers each working 8 hours a day.In 2012 it produced 960 bottles of ginger ale each day employing 8 workers who worked 8 hours each day.Productivity at Buckeye Brewing

Accepted Answer

Productivity = Total output / Total inputIn 2011, Productivity = 1000 bottles / (10 workers * 8 hours) = 125 bottles/worker-hourIn 2012, Productivity = 960 bottles / (8 workers * 8 hours) = 150 bottles/worker-hourTherefore, Productivity increased by (150 - 125) / 125 * 100 = 20%

Question 9

In one day Madison Laundry washed 4,000 pounds of laundry with 5 workers who each worked 8 hours.What was its productivity?

Accepted Answer

Productivity is calculated as total output divided by total input. Here, the total output is 4000 pounds of laundry, and the total input is 5 workers * 8 hours = 40 hours. Therefore, productivity is 4000 pounds / 40 hours = 100 pounds of laundry per hour.

Question 10

A barber shop produces 192 haircuts a day.Each barber in the shop works 8 hours per day and produces the same number of haircuts per hour.If the shop's productivity is 2 haircuts per hour of labor,then how many barbers does the shop employ?

Accepted Answer

If the productivity is 2 haircuts per hour of labor and each barber works for 8 hours, then each barber produces 2 x 8 = 16 haircuts per day.
So, the number of barbers employed by the shop is 192 / 16 = 12.

Question 11

In 2010,Acme Foods produced 300,000 bags of pretzels,employing 12,000 hours of labor.In 2011,it produced 322,000 bags of pretzels,employing 14,000 hours of labor.Acme Foods productivity

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Question 12

Miller's Dairy produces 960 gallons of milk per day.Each milker at the dairy works 8 hours per day and produces the same number of gallons of milk per hour.If the Dairy's productivity is 12 gallons of milk per hour of labor,then how many milkers does the shop employ?

Accepted Answer

Since each milker produces the same number of gallons per hour, the total number of productive hours can be divided by the productivity rate to determine the number of milkers.

Total productive hours per day = 960 gallons / (12 gallons/hour) = 80 hours

Therefore, the dairy employs 80/8 = 10 milkers.

Question 13

Alexis and Tara both mine salt.Alexis mines 300 pounds in 20 hours.Tara mines 400 pounds in 40 hours.Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

Alexis mines more salt per hour than Tara, indicating higher productivity. The difference in productivity could be explained by Alexis having more physical capital, such as better tools or equipment, which allows her to mine more efficiently.

Question 14

You and your friend work together for 4 hours to produce a total of 8 bookcases.What is productivity?

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Question 15

Waldo works eight hours and produces 7 units of goods per hour.Emerson works six hours and produces 10 units of goods per hour.

Accepted Answer

Productivity is measured as units produced per hour. Waldo's productivity is 7 units/hour, while Emerson's is 10 units/hour, making Emerson more productive. Waldo's total output is 56 units (8 hours * 7 units/hour), while Emerson's total output is 60 units (6 hours * 10 units/hour), making Emerson's output greater as well.

Question 16

Greg's Ice Cream produces 1120 gallons of ice cream per day.Each employed works seven hours and has productivity of 20 gallons an hour.How many employees does Greg's employ?

Accepted Answer

Each employee produces 140 gallons per day (20 gallons/hour * 7 hours). To produce 1120 gallons, Greg's needs 1120 / 140 = 8 employees.

Question 17

Nathan owns a bakery that bakes only cakes.All of his bakers work 8 hours per day.In 2011,he employed 5 bakers who produced a total of 200 cakes each day.In 2012,he employed 6 bakers who produced a total of 249 cakes each day.The bakery's productivity

Accepted Answer

To calculate productivity, we need to determine the number of cakes produced per hour per baker.

In 2011, the bakers produced 200 cakes per day, so each baker produced 40 cakes per day (since there are five bakers).

Therefore, the productivity of each baker was:

40 cakes / 8 hours = 5 cakes per hour

In 2012, the bakers produced 249 cakes per day, so each baker produced approximately 41.5 cakes per day (since there are six bakers).

Therefore, the productivity of each baker was:

41.5 cakes / 8 hours = 5.19 cakes per hour

To determine the increase in productivity, we calculate the percentage increase from 5 cakes per hour to 5.19 cakes per hour:

(5.19 cakes per hour - 5 cakes per hour) / 5 cakes per hour x 100% = 3.75%

Therefore, the bakery's productivity increased by 3.75%.

Question 18

In 2011,Modern Electronics,Inc.produced 60,000 calculators,employing 80 workers,each of whom worked 8 hours per day.In 2012,the same firm produced 76,500 calculators,employing 85 workers,each of whom worked 10 hours per day.Productivity at Modern Electronics

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Question 19

Dilbert's Incorporated produced 5,000,000 units of accounting software in 2010.At the start of 2011 the pointy-haired boss reduced total annual hours of employment from 10,000 to 8,000 and production was 4,800,000.These numbers indicate that productivity

Accepted Answer

Productivity is calculated as output per hour. In 2010, productivity was 500 units per hour (5,000,000 units / 10,000 hours). In 2011, productivity was 600 units per hour (4,800,000 units / 8,000 hours). This is a 20% increase in productivity ((600 - 500) / 500 * 100 = 20%).

Question 20

In one day Portal Computer Company made 400 laptops with 1200 hours of labor.What was its productivity?

Accepted Answer

Productivity = Output / Input = 400 laptops / 1200 hours = 1/3 laptop per hour

Quiz 12: Production and Growth: Productivity Its Role and Determinants