Susan has a part-time business producing seasonal plywood yard ornaments for resale at local craft fairs and bazaars. She currently works 8 hours per day to produce 16 ornaments.

a. What is her productivity?

b. She thinks that by redesigning the ornaments and switching from use

of a wood glue to a hot-glue gun she can increase her total

production to 20 ornaments per day. What is her new productivity?

c. What is her percentage increase in productivity?

a. 2 ornaments per hour

b. 2.5 ornaments per hour

c. 25% increase

Explanation:

In Susan's business, the productivity is given by the amount of ornaments she can produce in one hour.

a. If she produces 16 ornaments in 8 hours, her productivity is:

Productivity is 2 ornaments per hour.

b.  If she produces 20 ornaments in 8 hours, her productivity is:

Productivity is 2.5 ornaments per hour.

c. The percent change in productivity is given by the change in productivity divided by the original productivity:

Productivity increased by 25%.

a. $48.75

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