Enrique Rubi Moreira

ID: 3352781
PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6/6/2022
The objective of this work is to apply what we have learned about the topic of productivity that we saw in class to solve exe
y that we saw in class to solve exercises 17 to 19 and to be able to practice on the topics.
17.Two types of cars (Deluxe and limited) were produced by a car manufacturer las year. Quantities sold, price per unit,

Quantity $/Unit

Deluxe car 4,000 units sold $ 8,000 /car Deluxe car

Limited car 6,000 units sold $ 9,500 /car Limited car
Labor, Deluxe 20,000 hours $ 12 /hour
Labor, Limited 30,000 hours $ 14 /hour

What is the labor productivity for each car? Explain the problem(s) associate
The labor productivity of the Limited cars is $135.71 while the labor productiv
provide more benefits, because they take less time to be produced and get so
option in this particular case.
Enrique Rubi Moreira
ID: 3352781
PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6/6/2022
ear. Quantities sold, price per unit, and labor hours follow.

Total Labor
Total Outputs
Labors Productivity

$ 32,000,000 $ 240,000 $ 133.33

$ 57,000,000 $ 420,000 $ 135.71

ar? Explain the problem(s) associated with the labor productivity.

is $135.71 while the labor productivity of the Deluxe cars is $133.33. Limited cars, despite of their cost,
less time to be produced and get sold by a higher price. Selling more Limited car versions is a better
18. A U.S. manufacturing company operating a subsidiary in an LDC (less-developed country) shows the following resu
U.S. LDC
Sales (units) 100,000 20,000
Labor (hours) 20,000 15,000
Raw materials$ 20,000 20,000 FC
Capital equip 60,000 5,000

a. Calculate partial labor and capital productivity figures for the parent and subsidiary. Do the results seem confusing?
Partial ProducPartial Productivity Capital
5 1.67 U.S.
1.33 4 LDC
U.S. has a higher productivity

b. Compute the multifactor figures for labor and capital together. Do the results make more sense?
Capital equi Labor Hours Total capital Sold Units
U.S. 60,000 20,000 80,000 100,000
LDC 5,000 15,000 20,000 20,000
LDC has less productivity than the U.S.

c. Calculate raw material productivity figures (unit/$ where $1 = FC 10). Explain why these figures might be greater in the su
Sold Units Raw MaterialsRaw MaterialPartial Productivity Materials
U.S. 100,000 20,000 5
LDC 20,000 20,000 2,000 1

In the subsidiary, the data is higher due to the monetary change from higher to lower. This is observed in the change of the pe
 shows the following resu
Enrique Rubi Moreira
ID: 3352781
PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6/6/2022

e results seem confusing?

gures might be greater in the subsidiary.

bserved in the change of the peso to the dollar and the dollar to the peso
17. Various financial data for the past two years follow. Calculate the total productivity measure and the partial measures fo
materials for this company for both years. What do these measures tell you about this company?
Last Year This Year
Output: Sales $ 200,000 $ 220,000
Input: Labor 30,000 40,000
Raw material 35,000 45,000
Energy 5,000 6,000
Capital 50,000 50,000
Other 2,000 3,000

Last year This Year TMP Last yeaTMP This Year

Total Outputs $ 200,000 $ 220,000 1.64 144,000
Total Inputs $ 122,000 $ 144,000

PPL Last YearPPL This Year

6.67 5.50

PPL Last YearPPL This Year(Capital)

4 5.50

PPL Last YearPPL This Year(Raw Materials)

5.71 4.89

Last year's data was higher than that of the current year, which shows us that the company is in decline
ure and the partial measures for labor, capital, and raw
any?

Enrique Rubi Moreira

ID: 3352781
PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6/6/2022
Productivity is of the utmost importance in a company because they serve as a measurement tool for the actions that are carr

Enrique Rubi Moreira

ID: 3352781
PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6/6/2022
ool for the actions that are carried out. Increase or decrease productivity can put the company at risk