Dilbert's Incorporated Produced 5,000,000 Units of Accounting Software in 2008

question 41

Multiple Choice

Dilbert's Incorporated produced 5,000,000 units of accounting software in 2008. At the start of 2009 the pointy-haired boss reduced total annual hours of employment from 10,000 to 8,000 and production was 4,800,000. These numbers indicate that productivity

• A)fell by 4%.
• B)fell by 20%.
• C)rose by 12%.
• D)rose by 20%.

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Product Life Cycle

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