At​ Symtecks, the output of a process is valued at ​$ per unit. The cost of labor is ​$ per hour including benefits. The accounting department provided the following information about the process for the past four​ weeks: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Units Produced 1124 1,310 1,092 981
Labor (S) 12,735 14,842 10,063 9,526
Material (S) 21,041 24,523 20,442 18,364
Overhead (S) 8,992 10,480 8,736 7,848

Required:
a. Use the multifactor productivity ratio to see whether recent process improvements had any effect and, if so, when the effect was noticeable.
b. Has labor productivity changed? use the labor productivity ratio to support your answer.

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Captain john's yachts, inc., located in fort lauderdale, florida, rents three types of ocean-going boats: sailboats, cabin cruisers, and captain john's favorite, the luxury yachts. captain john advertises his boats with his famous "you rent"we pilot" slogan, which means that the company supplies the captain and crew for each rented boat. each rented boat has one captain, of course, but the crew sizes (deck hands, galley hands, etc.) differ. the crew requirements, in addition to a captain, are one for sailboats, two for cabin cruisers, and three for yachts. ten employees are captains, and an additional 18 employees fill the various crew positions. currently, captain john has rental requests for all his boats: four sailboats, eight cabin cruisers, and three luxury yachts. if captain john's daily profit contribution is $50 for sailboats, $70 for cruisers, and $100 for luxury yachts, how many boats of each type should he rent?

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