Lillian Fok is president of Lakefront Manufacturing,a producer of bicycle tires. Fok makes 1,000 tires per day with thefollowing resources:Labor: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hourRaw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $1 per poundEnergy: $5,000 per dayCapital costs: $10,000 per day   What is the labor productivity per labor-hour for these tires atLakefront Manufacturing?b) What is the multifactor productivity for these tires atLakefront Manufacturing?c) What is the percent change in multifactor productivity if Fokcan reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cuttingproduction or changing any other inputs?

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Lillian Fok is president of Lakefront Manufacturing,
a producer of bicycle tires. Fok makes 1,000 tires per day with the
following resources:
Labor: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hour
Raw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $1 per pound
Energy: $5,000 per day
Capital costs: $10,000 per day

 

What is the labor productivity per labor-hour for these tires at
Lakefront Manufacturing?
b) What is the multifactor productivity for these tires at
Lakefront Manufacturing?
c) What is the percent change in multifactor productivity if Fok
can reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cutting
production or changing any other inputs?

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