A water bottle manufacturing plant uses a three-step procedure to produce each unit of bottle.The first step is casting,which needs 35 workers to operate the furnace.The second step is quenching,which needs 35 workers.At the third step,bottles are prepared for dispatch in the assembly line with the help of 70 workers.If the factory produces 14,000 bottles per day,then the productivity of labor in the factory is equal to _____.

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The total number of workers involved in the production process is 35 (casting) + 35 (quenching) + 70 (assembly) = 140 workers. With a daily output of 14,000 bottles, the productivity per worker is calculated as 14,000 bottles / 140 workers = 100 bottles per worker.

A Water Bottle Manufacturing Plant Uses a Three-Step Procedure to Produce