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A film developing company develops and produces high definition photo prints.Currently they produce 500 photo prints per day, working in two 10-hour shifts. The film developing company realized that for them to be competitive they need to increase the production rate. Thus, the company recently purchased a new automated filmm developing machine to develop and print photos. In addition, plant manager have decided to operate three 8-hour shifts per day. The plant is now able to produce 700 photo prints per day. a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day prints/hour (round your response to two decimal places). After the change, the new productivity level per day prints/hour (round your response to two decimal places). b) Based on the changes made, the percent increase in productivity = % enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places c) If production is increased to 750 prints per day (with the three 8-hour shifts), the new productivity = | | prints/hour (round your response to two decimal places)

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Before the change

After the change

a) Before the change in work rules the company's productivity per day = output/labor input = 500/20 hours = 25 prints per hour

After the change the new productivity level per day = output/labor input = 700/24 hours = 29.17 prints per hour

b) Percentage increase in productivity =[ (productivity after the change - productivity before the change) / productivity before the change] x 100

= [(29.17-25)/25]x100

=(4. 17/25)x100

= 0.1668 x 100

= 16.68%

C)if output = 750 prints per day with three 8-hours shifts, the labor hour = 24 hours

The new productivity = output / labor input = 750/24 = 31.25 prints per hour

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