Brigid Boats is a manufacturer of customized sailboats. In 2013, the company produced 74 boats, in 2014 it built 81 boats, and in 2015 it built 79 boats. The company’s cost of labor was $575,000 in 2013, $600,000 in 2014, and $610,000 in 2015. What direction did Brigid’s productivity growth rate change from 2013 to 2014 and then from 2014 to 2015?
a. Increase and then continue to increase
b. Decrease and then increase
c. Increase and then decrease
d. Decrease and then continue to decrease
c. Increase and then decrease
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