Chapter 1
Discussion Questions 2, 3 & 5;
Chapter 2
Last week a painter painted four houses in six days. This week she painted three houses in five days. In which week was the painter more productive?
A company that makes coffee tables wants to compare productivity at two of its facilities. At facility #1, five workers produced 200 chairs. At facility #2, four workers produced 190 chairs during the same time period. Which facility was more productive?
Medlabs is a facility that provides laboratory tests and evaluations for patients, ranging from analyzing blood samples to performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Average cost to patients is $70 per patient. Labor costs average $15 per patient, materials costs are $25 per patient, and overhead costs are averaged at $20 per patient.
What is the multifactor productivity ratio for Medlabs? What does your finding mean?
If the average lab worker spends three hours for each patient, what is the labor productivity ratio?