Broha Company Manufactured 1,500 Units of Its Only Product During

question 78

Multiple Choice

Broha Company manufactured 1,500 units of its only product during 2019. The inputs for this production are as follows:
450 pounds of Material A at a cost of $1.50 per pound
300 pounds of Material H at a cost of $2.75 per pound
300 direct labor hours at $20 per hour
The firm manufactured 1,800 units of the same product in 2018 with the following inputs:
500 pounds of Material A at a cost of $1.20 per pound
360 pounds of Material H at a cost of $2.50 per pound
400 direct labor hours at $18 per hour
Round all calculations to 2 significant digits.
The total productivity ratio in 2019 is:

• A) 0.20.
• B) 0.70.
• C) 1.00.
• D) 1.43.
• E) 5.00.

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