Question

The table below shows labour data for Eturia. Year Productivity Rate 2015 2016 2017 Outpot per Week (millons of cases) 132 1 54 142 Labour Input (millions of workers) 7.00 6.50 5.00 2015 a. Calculate the productivity rates for each year. Enter each rate in last column of the table above Round your answers to one decimal place. b. Labour productivity was highest in the year (Click to select)

Answer 1

Answer) Following information in form of table is given to us

Labour data for Etuna

Year	Output per week(Millions of cases)	Labour input(Millions of workers)	Productivity rate
2015	132	7
2016	154	6.50
2017	142	5

We have to find productivity rate and fill the final column of table and tell which year labour productivity was the highest.

a.) Labour productivity=Total output/Total input

Taking values of input and output from above table we get

Labour productivity for 2015=132/7=18.9 cases per week are made by one labour

Labour productivity for 2016=154/6.50=23.7 cases per week are made by one labour

Labour productivity for 2017=142/5=28.4 cases per week are made by one labour

(Note-As asked in the question answers have been rounded ton one decimal place)

Reproducing the table with productivity rate

Year	Output per week(Millions of cases)	Labour input(Millions of workers)	Productivity rate(cases per week by one labour)
2015	132	7	18.9
2016	154	6.50	23.7
2017	142	5	28.4

b.) As we can see from above table productivity rate is highest in year 2017 with 28.4 cases made by one worker per week.

Answer is complete.Thank you!