Directions : Read carefully and solve the following problems.

A company that produces office organizers is currently utilizing 8 hours per day

to complete 85 pcs of the product. Engr Sofie, the process engineer continuously

conducts evaluation to improve the processes. Finally, she is convinced that by

doing minor change in the process flow and avoiding redundancy in the process,

the new output can be 120. The material cost per organizer is BD 5.5; additional

supplies needed to complete the organizer cost BD 1.50 and labor is paid at the

rate of BD 6 per hour, energy cost is assumed to be BD 2.5 per day and water cost

is at BD 1.75. Is there any improvement in productivity with the changes that

have been implemented by the process engineer? Prove your answer though

presenting the labor productivity, multifactor productivity and productivity

improvement.