Marci spends 15 hours researching and writing a 20-page report for her philosophy class. Jack brags that he has a "streamlined process" for performing the researching and writing. Jack takes just eight hours to research and write the paper, but his report is only 15 pages long.
a. (*) Calculate Marci's and Jack's productivity. What is the output? What is the input? Is this a single-factor or multifactor productivity measure?
b. (**) What are the limitations of using produc- tivity measures to evaluate their performance? What other performance measures might the instructor use?