COST MANAGEMENT: A STRATEGIC EMPHASIS E
COST MANAGEMENT: A STRATEGIC EMPHASIS E
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ISBN: 9781260912449
Author: BLOCHER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 16, Problem 42P

1.

To determine

Compute the partial financial productivity ratios for the direct material and direct labor for each of the 2 years.

2.

To determine

Draw the conclusions about the firm’s productivity in the year 2019 relative to 2018.

3.

To determine

Separate the changes in the partial financial productivity ratios from the year 2018 to 2019 into productivity changes, input price changes, and output changes.

4.

To determine

Identify whether the calculations in the part 3 offer any additional insight into the relative productivity for either 2018 or 2019.

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