Question

Lake Charles Seafood makes 550 wooden packing boxes for fresh seafood per day, working in two 10-hour shifts. Due to increased demand plant managers have decided to operate three 8-hour shifts per day instead. The plant is now able to produce 750 boxes per day a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places) After the change, the new productivity level per day boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places): b) Based on the changes made, the percent increase in productivity = % (enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places) c) production is increased to 800 boxes per day (with the three 8-hour shifts), the new productivity boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places)

Answer 1

• Lake Charles Seafood initially works in two 10-hour shifts per day and produces 550 boxes in a day. However, there was an increase in demand.
• LakeCharles Seafood increased working to three 8-hour shifts per day and was able to produce 750 boxes per day.

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Ans. a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day=.4.28__boxes/hour Before, production in a day was > 550 boxes -> in two 10 hour shifts> means 550 boxes : (2*10) hours = 27.5 boxes per hour = 28 boxes per hour (rounding off) After the change, the new productivity level per day=__91 _boxes/hour After change in shift number production in a davlis 750 boxes in three hour shits Productivity lever per day=750 boxes - in 3*8 hours = 31.25 boxes/hour = 31 boxes (rounding off)

Ans. b) Based on the changes made, the percent increase in pr Productivity earlier- 28 boxes/hour Productivity(new) = 31 boxes/hour Therefore, percentage change in productivity - New productivity level-previous productivity level Percentage change in productivity New productivity level - Previous productivity level Previous productivity level _(31 – 28) - 100 28 101711 Ans: clf production is increased to 800 boxes per day with the three 8-hour shifts), the new productivity 3:33 boxes/hour 800 The new productivity == 38 333.33%