Gourmet Pretzels bakes soft pretzels on an assembly line. It currently bakes 800 pretzels each eight-hour shift. If the production is increased to 1,200 pretzels each shift, then productivity will have increased by:
A)50 percent.
B)33 percent.
C)25 percent.
D)67 percent.

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The productivity increase is calculated by the formula [(New Production - Old Production) / Old Production] * 100. So, [(1200 - 800) / 800] * 100 = 50 percent.

Gourmet Pretzels Bakes Soft Pretzels on an Assembly Line