Sample Problem $1$

Triple U company is doing the packaging of processed fruits. Based from their recent data, they are able to produce $300$ cases of canned pineapples in one and half hours with $6$ workers. What is the labor productivity?

Sample Problem $2$

Find the productivity if four workers installed $720$ square yards of carpet in horizon towers. The workers worked from $6$ am to $3$ pm with an hour break.

Sample Problem $3$

Compute for the productivity of a machine which produced $97$ pieces but only came up with $68$ usable pieces in two hours by $4$ labors.

Sample Problem $4$

XYZ company is an electronic manufacturing company that produces integrated circuit. Test department has submitted $20,000$ pcs of $24$ lead ceramic package which the department has completed using $10$ operators working in $3$shifts for $8$ hours in $4$ working days. However, after evaluation of the quality assurance, there are $1930$ pcs rejected units that were found by the QA inspectors. Find out the productivity of the test department.

Sample Problem $5$

A company that produces office organizers is currently utilizing $8$ hours per day to complete $85$ pcs of the product. Engr sofie, the process engineer continuously conducts evaluation to improve the processes. Finally, she is convinced that by doing minor change in the process flow and avoiding redundancy in the process, the new output can be $120.$ The material cost per organizer is BD $5\mathrm{.}5$; additional supplies needed to complete the organizer cost BD $1\mathrm{.}50$ and labor is paid at the rate of BD $6$ per hour, energy cost is assumed to be BD $2\mathrm{.}5$ per day and water cost is at BD $1\mathrm{.}75.$

Is there any improvement in productivity with the changes that have been implemented by the process engineer? What is the percentage of increase in the multifactor productivity before the change in process has been made?

Sample Problem $6$

A churros shop produces $50,000$ churros each week. The equipment costs $$3,000$ and will remain productive for three years. The annual labor cost is $$5,000.$

A$)$ what is the productivity as measured in units of output per dollar of input over a $3-$ year period?

B$)$ management has the option to purchase a $$6,000$ wotrth equipment, with an operating life of $6$ years. It would reduce labor costs to $$4,000$ per year. Should management purchase this equipment $($using productivity arguments alone$)?$