The provost was puzzled as he read the enrollment report for the fall semester. The seven teaching units had all experienced a drop in enrollment, some of them were calamitous as shown in the table. Answer the following questions using the information provided in the table. Assume the same number of faculty taught in each college both semesters.
a. Which college has the lowest productivity in 2017 and what is their productivity?
b. Which college had the greatest productivity decline?
c. Which college is the most productive in both 2016 and 2017?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | }
\hline \text { College } & \text { \# Student Credit Hours } & \text { \# Student Credit Hours } & \
&\text { Fall } 2017 & \text { Fall } 2016 & \text { Teaching Faculty } \
\hline \text { Business } & 55,000 & 65,000 & 75 \
\hline \text { Education } & 84,000 & 87,460 & 90 \
\hline \text { Fine Arts } & 12,000 & 13,590 & 45 \
\hline \text { Graduate } & 32,000 & 34,325 & 125 \
\hline \text { Liberal Arts } & 78,000 & 80,950 & 105 \
\hline \text { Math/Science } & 51,000 & 53,250 & 48 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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The provost was puzzled as he read the enrollment report for the fall semester. The seven teaching units had all experienced a drop in enrollment, some of them were calamitous as shown in the table. Answer the following questions using the information provided in the table. Assume the same number of faculty taught in each college both semesters.
a. Which college has the lowest productivity in 2017 and what is their productivity?
b. Which college had the greatest productivity decline?
c. Which college is the most productive in both 2016 and 2017?
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { College } & \text { \# Student Credit Hours } & \text { \# Student Credit Hours } & \
&\text { Fall } 2017 & \text { Fall } 2016 & \text { Teaching Faculty } \
\hline \text { Business } & 55,000 & 65,000 & 75 \
\hline \text { Education } & 84,000 & 87,460 & 90 \
\hline \text { Fine Arts } & 12,000 & 13,590 & 45 \
\hline \text { Graduate } & 32,000 & 34,325 & 125 \
\hline \text { Liberal Arts } & 78,000 & 80,950 & 105 \
\hline \text { Math/Science } & 51,000 & 53,250 & 48 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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The Answer of The provost was puzzled as he read the enrollment report for the fall semester. The seven teaching units had all experienced a drop in enrollment, some of them were calamitous as shown in the table. Answer the following questions using the information provided in the table. Assume the same number of faculty taught in each college both semesters.
a. Which college has the lowest productivity in 2017 and what is their productivity?
b. Which college had the greatest productivity decline?
c. Which college is the most productive in both 2016 and 2017?
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { College } & \text { \# Student Credit Hours } & \text { \# Student Credit Hours } & \
&\text { Fall } 2017 & \text { Fall } 2016 & \text { Teaching Faculty } \
\hline \text { Business } & 55,000 & 65,000 & 75 \
\hline \text { Education } & 84,000 & 87,460 & 90 \
\hline \text { Fine Arts } & 12,000 & 13,590 & 45 \
\hline \text { Graduate } & 32,000 & 34,325 & 125 \
\hline \text { Liberal Arts } & 78,000 & 80,950 & 105 \
\hline \text { Math/Science } & 51,000 & 53,250 & 48 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

The Provost Was Puzzled as He Read the Enrollment Report