At the End of 2014, Diatomic Company Implemented a New

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Multiple Choice

At the end of 2014, Diatomic Company implemented a new labor process and redesigned its product with the expectation that input usage efficiency would increase. Now, at the end of 2015, the president of the company wants an assessment of the changes on the company's productivity. The data needed for the assessment are as follows:

• A) $450,000
• B) $292,500
• C) $270,000
• D) $180,000

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