9. A parceldelivery company delivered 103,000 packages in 2007, when i

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9. A parceldelivery company delivered 103,000 packages in 2007, when itsaverage employment was 84 drivers. In 2008, the firm handled112,000 deliveries with 96 drivers. What was the percentage changein productivity from 2007 to 2008?
Note: the previous answer is mistaken inthe productivity calculations must take into account the number ofworkers. Productivity in 2007: 103,000 / 84 = 1226.19 packages perdriver Productivity in 2008: 112,000 / 96 = 1166.67 packages perdriver

e in productivity = (1166.67 1226.19) / 1226.19 =-0.0485 Productivity actually decreased by 4.85%. While more packages weredelivered, a lot more drivers were used.

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