A caterer prepares 2,000 meals for a client’ company event consuming the following resources: Labor → 6 hours @ $20 per hour  Materials → $8 per meal Beverages → $4 per meal  What is labor productivity? What is the multifactor productivity?

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  1. A caterer prepares 2,000 meals for a client’ company event consuming the following resources:
    1. Labor → 6 hours @ $20 per hour 
    2. Materials → $8 per meal
    3. Beverages → $4 per meal 
      1. What is labor productivity?
      2. What is the multifactor productivity?
  2. To produce 2,000 pieces of luggage, a leather goods firm spends $1,000 on labor and $500 on materials. What is productivity? If the firms can increase production to 2,200 pieces of luggage with the same labor and material cost, what is the productivity? What is the percentage change? If the labor cost is reduced to $800 and materials increased to $600, what is the productivity to produce 2,200 pieces of luggage? 
  3. An accounting firm can produce 8 monthly reports in three 8-hour shifts. What is the productivity of this firm? If this firm hires two additional workers, what would be the productivity of this firm? What is the percentage of productivity gain?
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