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 8 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 productivity measures to evaluate Marci's and Jack's performance? What other performance measures might the instructor use?