Our examples in the chapter have focused on manufacturing, where the output is units of product and the Inputs are manufacturing activities or costs. The concept of productivity can be applied in a variety of settings, wherever there are Inputs and outputs. For example, consider LandscapeCity, a landscape design company that specializes in small landscape projects for people living in cities. Amanda Caldwell, the assistant manager, Is In the process of trying to determine if productivity has been Improving since she was hired 6 months ago. Because it is a design firm, labor is the only significant expense, but Amanda is unsure if the number of projects or the dollar of sales volume should be used when computing productivity. She has collected these data for sales and labor expenses for the past 6 months: Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labor Expense $24,710 35,520 21,092 14,894 15,626 22,292 Number of Projects 51 74 70 16 21 70 Sales Dollars $21,790 23,600 30,480 20,260 23,380 23,220 Required: 1. Calculate the productivity for each month and the change in productivity from month to month using number of projects as the measure of output. 2. Calculate the productivity for each month and the change in productivity from month to month using sales dollars as the measure of output