A company is deciding which of three locations to choose for a new mail-order sorting facility....

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A company is deciding which of three locations to choose for a new mail-order sorting facility. The table below shows each location's labor cost and overhead rate per hour. The new facility is expected to process 300 orders per hour with 2 workers per 8-hour shift. Costs Overhead ($/hr) ($/hr/person) Labor Location 1 5.32 10.15 Location 2 5 Location 3 10.6 5 10.75 a. Compute the multifactor productivity for each location. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Location 1 orders per dollar Location 2 orders per dollar. Location 3 orders per dollar b. Which location should be chosen? A company is deciding which of three locations to choose for a new mail-order sorting facility. The table below shows each location's labor cost and overhead rate per hour. The new facility is expected to process 300 orders per hour with 2 workers per 8-hour shift. Costs Overhead ($/hr) ($/hr/person) Labor Location 1 5.32 10.15 Location 2 5 Location 3 10.6 5 10.75 a. Compute the multifactor productivity for each location. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Location 1 orders per dollar Location 2 orders per dollar. Location 3 orders per dollar b. Which location should be chosen?