Last Month a Plant Produced 10,000 Units Using 2000 Labor

question 109

Multiple Choice

Last month a plant produced 10,000 units using 2000 labor hours. This month it produced 12,000 units using 3000 labor hours. What is the percent productivity decrease?

• A) 200%
• B) 100%
• C) 50%
• D) 25%
• E) 20%

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