Example 1 Wawa Inc. just opened a new store on Beach Blvd. The store manager wants to compare the multifactor productivity of the new store with its main competitors. All data are provided in the table below (figures are not real). The labor cost per sales associate is $15/ hour on average. a. How much is the multifactor productivity of each store? b. Based on the numbers you found, which is the store with the most competitive operations? Example 2 A landscaping business operates with four teams. Each team is under the responsibility of a team leader who manages the operations of his/her team. The general manager wants to compare the productivity of the different teams and collects the following average data. a. Which one of the four teams is the most productive? b. Looking at your results, what can you say about the ideal number of workers per team