Total Factor Productivity

question 69

Multiple Choice

Total factor productivity:

• A) is a ratio of the value of output to the value of all key inputs.
• B) is the same thing as the production volume variance.
• C) focuses on an individual input.
• D) includes materials and labor but not overheaD.
• Total factor productivity is a ratio of the value of output to the value of all key inputs.

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