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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