A manager checked production records and found that a worker produced 225 units while working 50 hours. In the previous week, the same worker produced 156 units while working 40 hours. a. Compute Current period productivity and Previous period productivity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Current period productivity Units /hour Previous period productivity Units / hour b. Did the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Worker's productivity by %

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A manager checked production records and found that a worker produced 225 units while working 50 hours. In the previous week,
the same worker produced 156 units while working 40 hours.
a. Compute Current period productivity and Previous period productivity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Current period productivity
Units / hour
Previous period productivity
Units / hour
b. Did the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2
decimal places.)
Worker's productivity
%
Transcribed Image Text:A manager checked production records and found that a worker produced 225 units while working 50 hours. In the previous week, the same worker produced 156 units while working 40 hours. a. Compute Current period productivity and Previous period productivity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Current period productivity Units / hour Previous period productivity Units / hour b. Did the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Worker's productivity %
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