Three Workers Run a House Painting Business and Always Work

question 157

Multiple Choice

Three workers run a house painting business and always work the same number of hours together.The paint they use requires applying two coats.Each worker paints 200 square feet per hour using a roller or 80 square feet per hour using a brush.If a technological advance provides a paint that only requires one coat,their average labour productivity per hour,as a team,

• A) increases.
• B) decreases.
• C) remains the same.
• D) may either increase or decrease.
• E) increases only if they use brushes.

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