Answer all three questions in the given image. provide solutions

1. A catering company prepared and served 300 meals at an anniversary celebration last week using eight workers. The week before, six workers prepared and served 240 meals at a wedding reception. a. For which event was the labor productivity higher? Explain. b. What are some possible reasons for the productivity differences? 2. The manager of a crew that installs carpeting has tracked the crew's output over the past several weeks, obtaining these figures: Week Crew Size Yards Installed 96 72 92 50 69 52 S e W N MW N W Compute the labor productivity for each of the weeks. On the basis of your calculations, what can you conclude about crew size and productivity? 3. Compute the multifactor productivity measure for each of the weeks shown for production of chocolate bars. What do the productivity figures suggest? Assume 40-hours work in a week and an hourly wage of $12. Overhead is 1.5 times weekly labor cost. Material cost is $6 per pound. Week Output (units) Workers Material (Ibs) 1 30,000 6 450 2 33,600 7 470 3 32,200 7 460 4 35,400 8 480