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 moderate changes in equipment,and conducted appropriate job training,so that production levels have risen to 300 boxes per shift.Labor costs average $10 per hour for each of the 5 full-time workers on each shift.Capital costs were previously $3,000 per day,and rose to $3,200 per day with the equipment modifications.Energy costs were unchanged by the modifications,at $400 per day.What is the firm's multifactor productivity before and after the changes?

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