Mance Fraily, the Production Manager at Ralts Mills, can currently expect his operation to produce 1000 square yards of fabric for each ton of raw cotton. Each ton of raw cotton requires 5 labor hours to process. He believes that he can buy a better-quality raw cotton, which will enable him to produce 1200 square yards per ton of raw cotton with the same labor hours. What will be the impact on productivity (measured in square yards per labor-hour) if he purchases the higher quality raw cotton? Mance Fraily, the Production Manager at Ralts Mills, can currently expect hisoperation to produce 1000 square yards of fabric for each ton of raw cotton.Each ton of raw cotton requires 5 labor hours to process. He believes that he canbuy a better-quality raw cotton, which will enable him to produce 1200 squareyards per ton of raw cotton with the same labor hours. What will be the impacton productivity (measured in square yards per labor-hour) if he purchases thehigher quality raw cotton?

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Mance Fraily, the Production Manager at Ralts Mills, can currently expect his operation to produce 1000 square yards of fabric for each ton of raw cotton. Each ton of raw cotton requires 5 labor hours to process. He believes that he can buy a better-quality raw cotton, which will enable him to produce 1200 square yards per ton of raw cotton with the same labor hours. What will be the impact on productivity (measured in square yards per labor-hour) if he purchases the higher quality raw cotton?