ONLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION IF THE 7th NUMBER IN YOUR STUDENT # IS 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0 QUESTION (12 Points) --- 2 points per A/B/C/D/E/F Hathaway & Bentall Production makes chop-sticks for the Asian restaurant industry. Each year the plant makes operating improvements to yield more product. Also, each year operating costs are rising. The ownership group would like to know if the operating improvements are sufficiently covering rising operating costs. Analyze the following data and answer the corresponding questions. Calculate the partial measure productivity of labor, plastic, electricity, and miscellaneous overhead costs for last year and this year. Show the productivity percentage change for each. A B. Calculate the total measure productivity for last year and this year. Show the productivity percentage change. Draw several conclusions from this data (ie: What expense area should I focus more attention on? Should the ownership group be satisfied with its operational productivity?) C. D. Calculate the expected output by each department. E. Will the ownership group be satisfied with their investment in this plant? (ie: Which departments are performing most favorably/unfavorably?) F. What is the overall effectiveness of each department? Table 1 RESOURCE LAST YEAR 8000 THIS YEAR 9500 Production Quantity (units) 350 360 Labor (hours) 120 110 Plastic (lbs) 38000 42000 Electricity (Units) 4500 5000 Miscellaneous Overhead ($) 0.67 0.83 Retail Price (5) 12.55 14.8 Labor Wage per Hour (5) 2.55 2.68 Plastic Cost per lbs ($) 0.025 0.028 Electricity Cost per Unit ($) Table 2 Department Effective Capacity Design Capacity Recent Efficiency Quality Proportion Casting 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.95 0.95 Painting Glazing 0.95 0.95 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 ONLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION IF THE 7th NUMBER IN YOUR STUDENT # IS 6, 7, 8, 9 or 0 QUESTION (12 Points) --- 2 points per A/B/C/D/E/F Hathaway & Bentall Production makes chop-sticks for the Asian restaurant industry. Each year the plant makes operating improvements to yield more product. Also, each year operating costs are rising. The ownership group would like to know if the operating improvements are sufficiently covering rising operating costs. Analyze the following data and answer the corresponding questions. Calculate the partial measure productivity of labor, plastic, electricity, and miscellaneous overhead costs for last year and this year. Show the productivity percentage change for each. A B. Calculate the total measure productivity for last year and this year. Show the productivity percentage change. Draw several conclusions from this data (ie: What expense area should I focus more attention on? Should the ownership group be satisfied with its operational productivity?) C. D. Calculate the expected output by each department. E. Will the ownership group be satisfied with their investment in this plant? (ie: Which departments are performing most favorably/unfavorably?) F. What is the overall effectiveness of each department? Table 1 RESOURCE LAST YEAR 8000 THIS YEAR 9500 Production Quantity (units) 350 360 Labor (hours) 120 110 Plastic (lbs) 38000 42000 Electricity (Units) 4500 5000 Miscellaneous Overhead ($) 0.67 0.83 Retail Price (5) 12.55 14.8 Labor Wage per Hour (5) 2.55 2.68 Plastic Cost per lbs ($) 0.025 0.028 Electricity Cost per Unit ($) Table 2 Department Effective Capacity Design Capacity Recent Efficiency Quality Proportion Casting 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.95 0.95 Painting Glazing 0.95 0.95 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98