A swimming pool company has 100,000 labor hours available per summer and with a labor productivity of 5 pools per 6,000 hours

a. How many pools can the company install this summer?
b. Suppose the multifactor productivity was one pool per $25,000.

How much should the company expect to spend this summer constructing the pools?


(a) 100,000 hours ? 5 pools/6000 hours = 83.33 or 83 pools
(b) 83 pools ? $25,000/pool = $2,075,000

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