CAIE IGCSE Business Studies 7.2.1 labour productivity

Practise labour-productivity questions by dividing output for the period by employees and showing the working clearly for method marks.

Exam points

Use total output divided by number of employees to find output per worker.
Show working such as 310000 divided by 250 before giving the final value.
State the productivity answer with appropriate units, such as units per worker per week.

[Maximum number: 2]

BEF is a large business based in country X. It uses flow production to manufacture a wide range of products including toothpaste and shampoo. All BEF's products are currently sold in country X. BEF knows that having effective methods of internal communication are important. The Operations Director is analysing production data. An extract is shown in Table 4.1. BEF is considering exporting its products to country Y.

Table 4.1

Calculate output per worker per week in 2020. Show your working.

Award 2 marks for a correct answer. Award 1 mark for a correct method with an incorrect answer.

Method:
$\text{output per worker per week}=\frac{310\,000}{250}$

Answer:
$\boxed{1240\text{ units per worker per week}}$

Award 2 marks for the correct answer even if no working is shown.

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7.2.1—Labour productivity question 1