Response to the following:
1. Kleen karpet cleaned 65 rugs in October,consuming the following resources:
Labor: 520 hours at $13 per hour
Solvent: 1(X) gallons at $5 per gallon
Machine rental: 20 days at $50 per clay
a) What is the labor productivity per dollar'?
b) What is the multifactor productivity?
2. David Upton is president of Upton Manufacturing, a producer of Go-Kart tires. Upton makes 1,000 tires per day with the following resources:
Labor: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hour
Raw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $1 per pound
Energy: $5,000 per clay
Capital costs: $10,000 per clay
a) What is the labor productivity per labor-hour for these tires at Upton Manufacturing?
b) What is the multifactor productivity for these tires at Upton Manufacturing?
c) What is the percent change in multifactor productivity if Upton can reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cutting pro-duction or changing any other inputs? PIC
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