Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management 12th Edition by Jay Heizer Test ba

B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 20%
E) 50%
Answer:  D
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Diverse and multicultural work environments
 
5) A foundry produces circular utility access hatches (manhole covers). If 120 covers are produced in a 10-hour shift, the productivity of the line is:
A) 1.2 covers/hr.
B) 2 covers/hr.
C) 12 covers/hr.
D) 1200 covers/hr.
E) 120 covers/hr.
Answer:  C
Diff: 1
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity
6) A foundry produces circular utility access hatches (manhole covers). Currently, 120 covers are produced in a 10-hour shift. If labor productivity can be increased by 20%, it would then be:
A) 14.4 covers/hr.
B) 24 covers/hr.
C) 240 covers/hr.
D) 1200 covers/hr.
E) 10 covers/hr.
Answer:  A
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity
 
7) Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line. If 1600 valves are produced in an 8-hour shift, the productivity of the line is:
A) 2 valves/hr.
B) 40 valves/hr.
C) 80 valves/hr.
D) 200 valves/hr.
E) 1600 valves/hr.
Answer:  D
Diff: 1
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity
 
8) Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line, currently producing 1600 valves each 8-hour shift. If the productivity is increased by 10%, it would then be:
A) 180 valves/hr.
B) 200 valves/hr.
C) 220 valves/hr.
D) 880 valves/hr.
E) 1760 valves/hr.
Answer:  C
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity
 
9) 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:  C
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity

10) The Dulac Box plant produces 500 cypress packing boxes in two 10-hour shifts. What is the productivity of the plant?
A) 25 boxes/hr.
B) 50 boxes/hr.
C) 5000 boxes/hr.
D) 0.04 boxes/hr.
E) 250 boxes/hr.
Answer:  A
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity
 
11) The Dulac Box plant works two 8-hour shifts each day. In the past, 500 cypress packing boxes were produced by the end of each day. The use of new technology has enabled them to increase productivity by 30%. Productivity is now approximately:
A) 32.5 boxes/hr.
B) 40.6 boxes/hr.
C) 62.5 boxes/hr.
D) 81.25 boxes/hr.
E) 300 boxes/hr.
Answer:  B
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.4 Compute single-factor productivity
 
12) The Dulac Box plant produces 500 cypress packing boxes in two 10-hour shifts. Due to higher demand, they have decided to operate three 8-hour shifts instead. They are now able to produce 600 boxes per day. What has happened to productivity?
A) It has not changed.
B) It has increased by 37.5 boxes/hr.
C) It has increased by 20%.
D) It has decreased by 8.3%.
E) It has decreased by 9.1%.
Answer:  A
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Production
AACSB:  Analytical thinking
Objective:  LO 1.3 Explain the difference between production and productivity
 
13) Productivity measurement is complicated by:
A) the competition's output.
B) the fact that precise units of measure are often unavailable.
C) stable quality.
D) the workforce size.
E) the type of equipment used.
Answer:  B
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Productivity
 
14) The total of all outputs produced by the transformation process divided by the total of the inputs is:
A) utilization.
B) greater in manufacturing than in services.
C) defined only for manufacturing firms.
D) multifactor productivity.
E) single-factor productivity.
Answer:  D
Diff: 2
Key Term:  Multifactor productivity
Objective:  LO 1.5 Compute multifactor productivity
 
15) Which productivity variable has the greatest potential to increase productivity?
A) labor
B) globalization