Whispering Valley Furniture employs five workers working eight hours each to produce 80 rocking chairs.Rocky Gap Furniture employs 10 workers working eight hours each to produce 100 rocking chairs.Which company's workers are more productive?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Whispering Valley Furniture's workers produce 80 rocking chairs with 5 workers, which means each worker produces 16 chairs in 8 hours. Rocky Gap Furniture's workers produce 100 rocking chairs with 10 workers, which means each worker produces 10 chairs in 8 hours. Therefore, Whispering Valley Furniture's workers are more productive.

Whispering Valley Furniture Employs Five Workers Working Eight Hours Each