The Dulac Box Plant Produces Wooden Packing Boxes to Be

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Essay

The Dulac Box plant produces wooden packing boxes to be used in the local seafood industry.Current operations allow the company to make 500 boxes per day,in two 8-hour shifts (250 boxes per shift).The company has introduced some small changes in equipment,and conducted appropriate job training,so that production levels have risen to 300 boxes per shift.These changes did not require any change in the amount of capital spending or energy use.What is the firm's new labor productivity?

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