CASE STUDY Zychol Chemicals Corporation Bob Richards, the production manager of Zychol Chemicals, in Houston, Texas, is preparing his quarterly report which is to include a productivity analysis for his department analysis for his department. One of the inputs is production data prepared by Sharon Walford, his operations analyst. The report, which she gave him this morning, showed the following:..

David Upton is president of Upton Manufacturing, a producer of Go-Kart tires. Upton makes 1,000 tires per day with following resources Labor: 400 hour @ $ 12.50 per hour Raw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $ per pound Energy: $ 5,000 per day Capital: 10,000 per day a) What is the labor productivity for these tires at Upton Manufacturing? b) What is the multifactor productivity for these tires ..