Question: QUESTION 3 ( 2 0 Marks ) Spill Tech specialises in emergency spill response, industrial cleaning, hazardous waste management, contaminated land rehabilitation, stockpile remediation, liquid

QUESTION 3(20 Marks)
Spill Tech specialises in emergency spill response, industrial cleaning, hazardous waste management, contaminated land
rehabilitation, stockpile remediation, liquid fire and marine related services. It has been requested by Transnet to clean tank
storages at the Port of Richards Bay. With standard equipment, the firm typically cleans 70 tank storages per month. They
utilized 12 litres of solvent, and two employees worked 20 days per month, 8 hours a day. The company decided to switch
to a larger cleaning machine. Last April, they cleaned 60 tank storages in only 15 days. They utilized 15 litres of solvent,
and the two employees worked 8 hours a day. Using this information determine the raw material and labour productivity with
the standard equipment and the larger equipment. Also comment on the change in productivity when larger cleaning
equipment is introduced. Relevant illustrations should be provided

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