Inactive Tutor answered 08/24/19
P = # items / # of worker-hours
= 800 items / 12 workers * 6 hours
= 11.111 items per worker-hour
Kenneth A.
So that's how it's done! Thank You Stephen. I really appreciate the explanation!08/24/19
Kenneth A.
asked 08/24/19For a manufacturing company with w workers working h hours per day and producing a total of I items, labor productivity P=P(w,h,l) is measured by the function
(P=I/wh) Items per worker hour
Suppose a company produces 800 items per day and each worker works 6 hours per day. The company budget allows for no more than 15 workers. What is the labor productivity if there are 12 workers?
_______items per worker hour. (Round to the nearest thousandth)
Ive been having so much trouble with this question and I just dont know what to do. Its really frustrating me and Im sure its something so simple that I didnt see at first. Please if anyone knows how to solve this, I'd really appreciate the help
Inactive Tutor answered 08/24/19
P = # items / # of worker-hours
= 800 items / 12 workers * 6 hours
= 11.111 items per worker-hour
Kenneth A.
So that's how it's done! Thank You Stephen. I really appreciate the explanation!08/24/19
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Inactive Tutor
To be clear, I should have used parens for the denominator: P = 800 items / (12 workers * 6 hours) = 800/72 = 11.111 items / wh08/24/19