George Kyparisis Makes Bowling Balls Miami Plant Recent Increases Costs Newfound Interest Q34263178

George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. Withrecent increases in his​ costs, he has a newfound interest inefficiency. George is interested in determining the productivity ofhis organization. He would like to know if his organization ismaintaining the manufacturing average of a​ 3% increase inproductivity. He has the following data representing a month fromlast year and an equivalent month this​ year:

                                                                                                         

Last Year

Now

Cost Per Input Unit

Units Produced      

1,000

1,000

Labor​ (hours)

280

255

​$10

per hour

Resin​ (pounds)

48

43

​$6

per pound

Capital Invested​ ($)

10,000

11,000

2​%

per month

Energy​ (BTU)

3,000

2,850

​$0.60

per BTU

The percent change in productivity for one month last yearversus one month this year on a multifactor basis with dollars asthe common denominator​ =

____​%

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