Question

Gourmet Pretzels bakes soft pretzels on an assembly line. It currently bakes 800 pretzels each 8-hour shift. If the production is increased to 1,200 pretzels each shift, then productivity will have increased by:___________.
A. 50%
B. 33%
C. 25%
D. 67%

Answer 1

The correct option is A - 50%

Explanation:

Given data:

Number of pretzels baked = 800

Time taken = 8 hours

New production = 1200 pretzels

Thus, in order to calculate the productivity the following will be used:

In 8 hours, number of pretzels baked = 800

SO hourly production = 100

If production is increased to 1200,

hourly production = 1200/8 = 150

So, change in productivity = $(150-100) / 100 * 100 \%$

= 50%