Utilization Analysis

Cover-the-Earth, Inc. operates a pharmaceutical production facility located in Fed City, NJ for the across-the-counter cold remedies. Of the 2,052 production personnel currently employed at the facility, 808 are white males, 231 are black females, 108 are Hispanic males, 63 are Asian males, 148 are black males, 75 are Hispanic females, and 512 are white females, 62 are Asian females, 15 are American Indian males and 30 are American Indian females.

In addition to the unskilled production workers, the company also employees 50 research pharmacists. The Fed City metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a civilian labor force of 159,344 of which 19,637 are black; 9,562 are Asian-American; 26,797 are Hispanic; 1,772 are American Indian, 698 Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander, and 100,878 are non-Hispanic whites.

Males account for approximately 53% of the total local labor market.

The company also employees 50 pharmacists of whom 6 are Asian-American males, 1 is a Hispanic male, 2 are Hispanic females, 1 is a black male, 1 is a Black female, 3 are white females, 1 is an American Indian female and the remainder are non-Hispanic white males. There are two pharmacy schools in the region which provide sufficient pharmacists with the requisite skills for entry level research jobs. Statistics on pharmacists are as follows:

Class	Fed City MSA	Nationally
White Male	47%	44.8%
White Female	29%	30.9%
Black Male	1%	2.9%
Black Female	2%	4.1%
Hispanic Male	4%	2.5%
Hispanic Female	1%	2%
Asian Male	8%	5.1%
Asian Female	7%	4.7%
American Indian Male	1%	0.4%
American Indian Female	N/A	0.3%
Two or More Races Male	1%	0.4%
Two or More Races Female	1%	0.6%
Nonresident Aliens	N/A	2.3%

a. Identify the underutilized classes in the category, Laborers. (Show your calculations) (5 points)

b. Identify the underutilized classes, Professionals. (Show your calculations) (5 points)