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62 PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO year. D PODUCTION TO OPERATIONS .. 1.16 An air conditioner factory makes th of air conditioners: the ceiling type, the cassette type, a wall-mounted type. Weekly sales of each type are factory makes three different types pe, the cassette type, and the ich type are two, four, and d 500 each, respectively. common a) Last b) This c) The mon on a all-mounted type in 45 minutes. Labor The ceiling type can be assembled in 1.5 hours, the cassette Typ in one hour, and the wall-mounted type in 45 min cost is 40 per hour and the factory's multifactor product is 2.2 a) Calculate the average cost per air conditioner based on cum multifactor productivity. b) Calculate labor productivity (in euros per hour lo of air conditioner. c) Where should the company focus its efforts based on (1) labor productivity and (ii) average cost? ... 1.17 As part of a study for the Department of Labor Statistics, you are assigned the task of evaluating the improve- ment in productivity of small businesses. Data for one of the small businesses you are to evaluate are shown at right. The data are the monthly average of last year and the monthly average this Produc Labor Capita Energ CASE STUDI Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber on th drive) nance The S41 billion dollar firm Uber Technology, Inc., is unsettling the traditional taxi business. In over 40 countries and 240 mar- kets around the world, Uber and similar companies are chal lenging the existing taxi business model. Uber and its growing list of competitors, Lyft, Sidecar, and Flywheel in American fledging rivals in Europe, Asia, and India, think their smo phone apps can provide a new and improved way to call a taxi This disruptive business model uses an app to arrane between riders and cars, theoretically a nearby car tracked by the app. The Uber system also provides a historic rides, routes, and fees as well as autom pare theoretically a nearby car, which is impr contr usa/te