Productivity Calculations
1. **State the problem:**
Calculate single-factor productivity for rubber and OCLV Carbon, multi-factor productivity in dollars for last year, and the expected multi-factor productivity for the coming year with a 12% increase.
2. **Formulas and rules:**
- Single-factor productivity (SFP) = Output / Input (in physical units, not dollars)
- Multi-factor productivity (MFP) = Output (revenue) / Total input cost
- Total input cost = sum of (input amount × cost per unit)
- Increase by 12% means multiply last year's MFP by 1.12
3. **Given data:**
- Output (units produced) = 1970 bikes
- Average selling price per bike = 7200
- Inputs and costs:
- Labor Hours: 11800 hours at 23.25 each
- OCLV Carbon: 1100 sq ft at 14.22 each
- Rubber: 2825 pounds at 3.65 each
- Paint: 470 gallons at 22.70 each
- Energy: 11620280 kWh at 0.14 each
4. **Calculate single-factor productivity for rubber:**
$$\text{SFP}_{rubber} = \frac{\text{Output units}}{\text{Rubber input}} = \frac{1970}{2825} \approx 0.6979$$
5. **Calculate single-factor productivity for OCLV Carbon:**
$$\text{SFP}_{OCLV} = \frac{1970}{1100} \approx 1.7909$$
6. **Calculate total input cost:**
$$\text{Total cost} = (11800 \times 23.25) + (1100 \times 14.22) + (2825 \times 3.65) + (470 \times 22.70) + (11620280 \times 0.14)$$
Calculate each term:
- Labor: $274350$
- OCLV Carbon: $15642$
- Rubber: $10311.25$
- Paint: $10669$
- Energy: $1626839.2$
Sum:
$$274350 + 15642 + 10311.25 + 10669 + 1626839.2 = 1937811.45$$
7. **Calculate total output revenue:**
$$1970 \times 7200 = 14184000$$
8. **Calculate multi-factor productivity:**
$$\text{MFP} = \frac{14184000}{1937811.45} \approx 7.32$$
9. **Calculate next year's expected MFP with 12% increase:**
$$7.32 \times 1.12 = 8.20$$
**Final answers:**
- Single-factor productivity (rubber): 0.6979
- Single-factor productivity (OCLV Carbon): 1.7909
- Multi-factor productivity (last year): 7.32
- Multi-factor productivity (next year): 8.20