ATTENTION: PLEASE DONT ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND 3 AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I POST THE SAME QUESTION. ANSWER QUESTION NUMBER 2 AND QUESTION (A) AND (B)

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IS FOR EACH CENTER.

The next three questions (1-3) are based upon the following:

Merrifield Post Office is evaluating the productivity of its mail processing centers. The centers differ in the degree of automation, the type of work that can be performed and the skill of the workers.

Center	1	2	3
Pieces processed	1,000	2,000	3,000
Workers/hr	10	5	2
Hourly wage rate	$5.50	$10	$12
Overhead/hr	$10	$25	$50

1. Calculate the worker productivity (a partial productivity) of each center.
2. Calculate the multifactor productivity for each center.
3. A new processing machine is available for center 3 that would increase the output to 5000 pieces an hour at an additional overhead rate of $30 an hour.

ANSWER THESE TWO PLEASE:

[a] Calculate the multifactor productivity if the new processing machine is installed. Show your work to get partial credits.

[b] Short answer question: Should Merrifield install the new processing machine? (hint: consider productivity and other operations aspects that you believe should be considered in this decision making).