Lake Charles Seafood makes 450  wooden packing boxes for fresh seafood per day, working in two 10-hour shifts. Due to increased demand, plant managers have decided to operate three 8-hour shifts per day instead. The plant is now able to produce 700  boxes per day. 

Part 2a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day = enter your response here boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places).

Part 3After the change, the new productivity level per day = enter your response here boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places).

Part 4b) Based on the changes made, the percent increase in productivity = enter your response here% (enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places).

Part 5c) If production is increased to 800  boxes per day (with the three 8-hour shifts), the new productivity enter your response here boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places).

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Part 2a Before the change in work rules the companys productivity per day can be calculated as follo... View the full answer