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(Solved): Lake Charles Seafood makes 450 wooden packing boxes for fresh seafood per day, working in two 10-ho ...
Lake Charles Seafood makes 450 wooden packing boxes for fresh seafood per day, working in two 10-hour shifts. Due to increased demand, plant managers have decided to operate three 8-hour shifts per day instead. The plant is now able to produce 700 boxes per day. a) Before the change in work rules, the company's productivity per day =22.5 boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places). After the change, the new productivity level per day =29.16 boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places). b) Based on the changes made, the percent increase in productivity =29.60% (enter your response as a percentage rounded to two decimal places). c) If production is increased to 800 boxes per day (with the three 8-hour shifts), the new productivity = boxes/hour (round your response to two decimal places).