c) If production is increased to 800 boxes per day? (with the three? 8-hour shifts), the new

productivity =______ ?boxes/hour?(round your response to two decimal? places).

Lillian Fok is president of Lakefront Manufacturing, a producer of bicycle tires. Fok makes 1,000 tires per day with the following resources: Labor: Raw Material: Energy: Capital: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hour 21,000 pounds per day @ $1.00 per pound $5,250 per day $10,250 per day a) Labor productivity per labor hour for these tires = 2.5 tires/labor hour (round your response to two decimal places). b) Multifactor productivity for these tires = 0.0240 tires/dollar (round your response to four decimal places). = % (enter c) The percent change in multifactor productivity if Fok can reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cutting production or changing any other inputs your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places). Note: calculate the new multifactor productivity to four decimal places before calculating the percentage change. Lake Charles Seafood makes 500 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. a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day = 25 boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places). After the change, the new productivity level per day = boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places)