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Problem 2-6 A manager checked production records and found that a worker produced 195 units while working 50 hours. In the previous week, the same worker produced 144 units while working 40 hours.

a. Compute current period productivity and previous period productivity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Current period productivity: Units / hr = 195 units / 50 hours = 3.90 units/hr

Previous period productivity: Units / hr = 144 units / 40 hours = 3.60 units/hr

b. Did the worker's productivity increase, decrease, or remain the same? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Productivity change: ((Current productivity - Previous productivity) / Previous productivity) * 100

= ((3.90 - 3.60) / 3.60) * 100

= (0.30 / 3.60) 100 = 0.0833 100 = 8.33

The worker's productivity increased by 8.33.

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