Question

Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line, currently producing 1600 valves per shift. If the production is increased to 2000 valves per shift, labor productivity will increase by:________

a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 40%
e. 50%

Answer 1

The correct answer is c. 25%.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the production is increased to 2000 valves per shift, labor productivity will increase by 25%.

To calculate it we will divide new production level with current production level. Detail calculation is given below.

% increase = (2000/1600) -1 = 25 %