Action Skateboards, Inc., manufactures state-of-the-art skateboards and related equipment. The production process involves the following departments and tasks: the Molding Department, where the board's base is molded; the Sanding Department, where the base is sanded after being taken out of the mold; the Fiber-Ap Department, where a fiberglass coating is applied; and the Assembling Department, where the wheels are attached and the board is inspected. After the board is molded, all processes are performed by hand.
Linda Raymond, the manager of the firm's California branch, is concerned about the number of hours her employees are working.
The California plant has a two-shift labor force. The actual hours worked for the past four weeks are as follows:

Expected labor hours per product for each operation are Molding, 3.4 hours; Sanding, 0.5 hour; Fiber-Ap, 4.0 hours; and Assembling, 6.5 hours. Actual units completed are as follows:

Required
1. Prepare an analysis of each week to determine the average actual labor hours worked per board for each phase of the production process and for each shift. Carry your solution to two decimal places.
2. Using the information from 1 and the expected labor hours per board for each department, prepare an analysis showing the differences in each phase for each shift. Identify possible reasons for the differences.

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Actual Hours Worked-First Shift Week Week Week Week 4 Totals Department Molding Sanding Fiber-Ap Assembling 768 476 70 588 494 91 1,822 302 432 420 60 504 572 2,204 540 891 9528323,443 Actual Hours Worked-Second Shift Week Week Week Week Totals 462 1,616 312 506 1,937 726 2,892 4 Department Molding Sanding Fiber-Ap Assembling 670 360 60 440 2 357 84 462 714 437 69 529 782 First Second Week Shf Shift 120 2 135 105 3 14015 130 100 110