The Dulac Box plant works two 8-hour shifts each day. In the past, 1000 cypress packing boxes were produced by the end of each day. The use of new technology has enabled them to increase productivity by 20%. Productivity is now approximately:____.
A) 32.5 boxes/hr.B) 40.6 boxes/hr.C) 62.5 boxes/hr.D) 81.25 boxes/hr.E) 300 boxes/hr.

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Answer:

The Dulac Box

Productivity is now approximately:____.

= 75 boxes/hr

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Number of shifts per day = 2

Each shift works 8 hours

Total hours worked each day = 16 hours

Number of cypress packing boxes produced each day = 1,000

Productivity per hour = 62.5 boxes/hr (1,000 boxes/16 hours)

Increase in productivity from the use of new technology = 20%

Therefore, the number of cypress packing boxes produced each day will increase by 20% to 1,200 boxes (1,000 * 1.2)

New Productivity per hour = 75 boxes/hr