Question: PLEASE ANSWER WITH EXCEL SPREADSHEET George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest

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George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest in efficiency. George is interested in determining the productivity of his organization. He would like to know if his organization is maintaining the manufacturing average of a 3% increase in productivity. He has the following data representing a month from last year and an equivalent month this year:

Last Year

Now

Cost Per Input Unit

Units Produced

1,000

1,000

Labor (hours)

300

275

$10

per hour

Resin (pounds)

50

45

$5

per pound

Capital Invested ($)

10,000

11,000

1%

per month

Energy (BTU)

3,000

2,850

$0.50

per BTU

The percent change in productivity for one month last year versus one month this year on a multifactor basis with dollars as the common denominator is?

Last Year:

This Year:

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