Yang Co has generated productivity data for the first two quarters of the year (Table 1).

Table 1: Yang Co Quarterly Productivity Data

	Q1	Q2
Unit selling price	$20	$21
Total units sold	10,000	8,500
Labor hours	9,000	7,750
Labor cost/hr	$10	$10
Material usage (lb)	5,000	4,500
Material cost/lb	$15.00	$15.50
Other costs	$20,000	$18,000

Required: How does Q2 productivity compare with Q1 productivity?