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

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Broha Company manufactured 1,500 units of its only product during 2011.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 2010 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
In 2010,the partial operational productivity of Material A is: (round all calculations to two significant digits)

• A)0.30.
• B)0.45.
• C)2.22.
• D)3.33.
• E)5.00.

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Definitions:

Milliliters

A metric unit of volume equal to one cubic centimeter, used commonly in liquid measurement.

Apothecary Measurement

A historical system of weight and volume units used primarily by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medications.

Equivalent

Equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc. Often used in mathematical, scientific, and logical comparisons.

Apothecary Equivalent

A term referring to the system of weight and volume measurement used historically in pharmacies and the science of pharmacy.