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The following table shows data on the average number of customers processed by several bank service units

each day. The hourly wage rate is $$15,$ the overhead rate is $1$ times labor cost, and material cost is $$6$ per

customer.

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a$.$ Compute the labor productivity and the multifactor productivity for each unit. Use an eight$-$hour day for

multifactor productivity.

Note: Round your "Labor Productlvity" answers to $1$ decimal place and "Multifactor Productlvity" answers

to $3$ decimal places.

b$.$ Suppose a new, more standardized procedure is to be introduced that will enable each employee to process

one additional customer per day. Compute the expected labor and multifactor productivity rates for each unit.

Note: Round your "Labor Productlvity" answers to $1$ decimal place and "Multifactor Productlvity"

answers to $3$ decimal places.