Question

In December, general motors produced 7,200 customized vans at it's plant in Detroit. The labor productivity at this plant is known to have been 0.10 vans per labor hour during that month. 360 Laborers were employed at the plant that month.

A) How many hours did the average laborer work that month ?
B) If productivity can be increased to 0.12 vans per hour, how many hours would the average laborer work that month ?

Answer 1

average hours = 200

average hours = 166.67

Step-by-step explanation:

given data

vans produced = 7,200

labor productivity = 0.10 vans per labor hour

Laborers = 360

to find out

How many hours average laborer work that month and If productivity can be increased to 0.12 then How many hours average laborer work

solution

average laborer work that month is express as

Laborers × average hours × labor productivity = vans produced

put here value

360 × average hours × 0.1 = 7200

so

average hours = 200

and

Laborers × average hours × labor productivity = vans produced

put here increase productivity

360 × average hours × 0.12 = 7200

so average hours = 166.67