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Updates and Errata 1. The Cool-Tech Company produces various types of fans. In May, the company produced 1,728 window fans at a standard price of $40.00. The company has 12 direct labor employees whose compensation
(including wages and fringe benefits) amounts to $21.00 per hour. During May, window fans were produced on 9 working days (of 8 hours each), and other products were produced on other days. Determine
Chapter 2 the labor productivity of the window fans.
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News Feeds 2. The Cool-Tech Company (see # 1) also produces desk fans at a standard price of $25.00. During May, 1,872 desk fans were produced on 11 working days (of 8 hours each). On one day, two employees
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Quizzes a. Determine the labor productivity of the desk fans.
Multiple Choice Quiz b. Was productivity higher for the window fans or for the desk fans in May?
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Self Quiz from CD 3. Here is additional information about the Cool-Tech Company (see #1 & #2). There were 20 working days in May. The direct material cost of window fans is $7.00; the direct material cost of desk fans is
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$5.00. The annual overhead expense incurred in operating the factory is $144,000.
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a. Determine the multi-factor productivity of the Cool-Tech Company in May.
b. What is the interpretation of the multi-factor productivity?

4. In June, the Cool-Tech Company produced 1,730 window fans (see #1) in 10 working days.
What was the percentage change in labor productivity of window fans from May?

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1. P = Productivity
W = Number of window fans = 1728
H = Number of direct labor hours = 8 hours per day
E = Number of employees = 12
D = Number of working days = 9

Image19 fans per hour.

2. P = Productivity
F = Number of desk fans = 1,872
H = Number of direct labor hours = 8 hours per day
E1 = Number of employees = 12; E2 = Number of employees = 12 - 2 = 10
D1 = Number of days = 11 - 1 = 10 D2 = Number of days = 1

a. Image24 fans per hour.

b. The productivity of the window fans is higher.

3. P = Multi-factor productivity

Image25 Standard price of window fans = $40

Image26 Standard price of desk fans = $25

L = Labor cost per hour = $21

Image27 Direct material cost of window fans = $7

Image28 Direct material cost of desk fans = $5

H = Total direct labor hours = 864 + 1040 = 1904

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b. A dollar's worth of inputs produces $1.89 worth of outputs.

4. Image30 2 fans per hour (Problem #1)

Image31 fans per hour

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Productivity declined from May to June.

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