The Weekly Output of a Fabrication Process Is Shown Below

question 59

Multiple Choice

The weekly output of a fabrication process is shown below, together with data for labor and material inputs. Standard selling price is $125 per unit. Overhead is charged weekly at the rate of $1,500 plus .5 times direct labor cost. Assume a 40-hour week and an hourly wage of $16. Material cost is $10 per foot. What is the average multifactor productivity?

• A)1.463
• B)1.457
• C)1.431

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

An economic state where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the overall utility to society, ensuring that the goods and services produced match consumer preferences.

Minimization

The process or strategy of reducing or keeping to a minimum the size, amount, or degree of something, especially costs or liabilities.

Product Mix

The total range of products or services offered by a company to its customers.

Increasing-Cost Industry

An industry in which the costs of production increase as the industry grows and decreases as it contracts.