Q 1.

(a) A restaurant need 8 workers for packing food parcel and working 7 hrs/day. Each worker packing 100 parcel per day using manual operating machine. The salary for the worker is 125 OMR per day, and the capital input of the cleaning machine is 120 OMR per day. The company is planning to purchase an automatic packing machine which allows the worker to make 150 parcel per day. However the capital input for the new machine is increased to 175 OMR. Calculate labor productivity and total factor productivity for the manual machine and automatic machine. Suggest a suitable machine to the company.

(b) Define chain of command in a organ Explain the concept of customer departmentalization with the help of different types of loan section in a bank. Also state two advantage and disadvantage of geographical departmentalization.

Q1.(a)A restaurant need 8 workers for packing food parcel and working 7 hrs/day. Each worker packing 100 parcel per day using manual operating machine. The salary for the worker is 125 OMR per day, and the capital input of the cleaning machine is 120 OMR per day. The company is planning to purchase an automatic packing machine which allows the worker to make 150 parcel per day. However the capital input for the new machine is increased to 175 OMR. Calculate labor productivity and total factor productivity for the manual machine and automatic machine. Suggest a suitable machine to the company. (Productivity calculation for manual machine- 2 marks, Productivity calculation for automatic machine- 2 marks, Decision- / mark) (5 marks) (b) Define chain of command in a organization structure. Explain the concept of customer departmentalization with the help of different types of loan section in a bank. Also state two advantage and disadvantage of geographical departmentalization. (Definition -2 mark, Diagram- 2 marks. Adv.&Disadv.- 2 x 0.5 - 1 mark) (5 marks) (5 m