Gilded Glasswarern makes ceramic vases for a chain of department stores. The output and cost figures over the past four weeks are shown here. Labor costs $10 an hour, and materials are $4 a pound. Calculate the 

(a) labor productivity (in hrs), 

(b) material productivity (in lbs), and 

(c) multifactor productivity for each week. Comment on the results.

Week	1	2	3	4
Units of output	2000	4000	5000	7000
No. of workers	4	4	5	6
Hours per week per worker	40	48	56	70
Material (lbs)	286	570	720	1000

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10 A Labor productivity in week 1 2000440 125 units per labor hr Labor productivity in week 2 400044... View the full answer