Calculate multifac tor productivity for each week shown

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Productivity.

The manager of a crew that installs wood floors has tracked the ciew's output over the past several weeks. Each worker works 35 hours per week, and earns $19 per hour.

The wholesale cost of lumber to the company is $6 per square foot, and the company charges its customers $21 per square foot of flooring installed :

Week	Crew Size	Lumber used(sq.ft)	Flooring Installed (Sq ft)
1	6	480	430
2	4	381	335
3	2	260	228
4	5	252	487

a. Calculate labor productivity for each of the weeks shown.

b. Suppose that in addition to labor cost and wholesale lumber cost, the Ennis overhead is 140% of its labor cost. Calculate multifac tor productivity for each week shown

II. In a few paragraphs, explain why

a. Productivity is important concept to a business or government entity

b. Measuring productivity is also very important to an entity

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