The Boxwood Machining Co The Partial Productivity for Metal Is:
A) 2

question 132

Multiple Choice

The Boxwood Machining Co.has the following information for last year:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Tons of metal input } & 28,000 \\\hline \text { Labor hours } & 10,000 \\\hline \text { Overhead costs } & \$ 125,000 \\\hline \text { Tons of output produced } & 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The partial productivity for metal is:

• A) 2.800.
• B) 1.400.
• C) 0.714.
• D) 0.526.

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