George Kyparisis makes bowling balls in his Miami plant. With recent increases in his costs, he has a newfound interest in efficiency. George is interested in determining theproductivity of his organization. He would like to know if his organization is maintaining the manufacturing average of a 3% increase in productivity. He has the following datarepresenting a month from last year and an equivalent month this year:eoGet more help.Units ProducedLabor (hours)Resin (pounds)Capital Invested ($)Energy (BTU)O0The percent change in productivity for one month last year versus one month this year on a multifactor basis with dollars as the common denominator =a percentage rounded to two decimal places).●hpLast Year Now1,000 1,000300275504510,000 11,0003,000 2,8501Cost Per Input UnitA$12 per hour$5 per pound↓1% per month$0.60 per BTUClear all% (enter your respoCheck answJan 121:26

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