Lake Charles seafood makes 450 wooden packing boxes for fresh seafood per day, w
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Lake Charles seafood makes 450 wooden packing boxes for fresh seafood per day, working in two 10-hour shifts. Due to increased demand, plant managers have decided to operate three 8-hour shifts per days instead. the plant is now able to produce 650 boxes per day.
a) before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day = boxes/hour ( round response to two decimals places)
After the change, the new productivity per day = boxes/ hour ( round response to two decimals places
b) based on the changes made, the percentage increase in productivity= percentage rounded to two decimals
c) If production is increased to 750 boxes per day (with three 8 hour shifts) the new productivity= boxes/hour (round to two decimal )
Explanation / Answer
a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day-
Total boxes produced in a day / Total hours of production
= 450 boxes / 20 hours
= 22.50 boxes/hour
After the change, the new productivity per day-
Total boxes produced in a day / Total hours of production
= 650 boxes / 24 hours
= 27.08 boxes/hour
b) based on the changes made, the percentage increase in productivity-
Change in productivity = 27.08 - 22.5
= 4.58 boxes/hour
percentage increase in productivity = (4.58 * 100 ) / 22.5
= 20.35%
c) If production is increased to 750 boxes per day (with three 8 hour shifts) the new productivity-
New productivity = 750 / 24
= 31.25 boxes/hour
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