8. An electronics company makes communications devices for military contracts. T

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An electronics company makes communications devices for military contracts. The company just completed two contracts. The navy contract was for 2,280 devices and took 29 workers two weeks (40 hours per week) to complete. The army contract was for 5,300 devices that were produced by 4o workers in four weeks.

a. Calculate the productivity for navy and army contracts in units produced per labor hour. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b. On which contract were workers more productive?

* Army Contract

* Navy Contract

Contract Productivity Navy Army

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a. Contract Productivity Navy 0.98 devices per labor hour Army 0.83 devices per labor hour b. Navy contract On Navy contract workers were more productive. Workings: Productivity = Output / Input Navy Army (a) Output 2,280 devices 5,300 devices (b) Input 29 workers X 2 weeks X 40 hours per week 40 workers X 4 weeks X 40 hours per week $       2,320 $       6,400 (a)/(b) Productivity 0.98 devices per labor hour 0.83 devices per labor hour

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