A cleaning company uses $20 of chemicals, $50 of labor, and $10 of misc. expenses for each house it cleans. After some quality complaints, the company has decided to increase its use of chemicals by 10%. By what percentage has multifactor productivity fallen?   Question 30Answer A. 12.7% B. 6.5% C. 3.9% D. 2.4% E. 5%

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A cleaning company uses $20 of chemicals, $50 of labor, and $10 of misc. expenses for each house it cleans. After some quality complaints, the company has decided to increase its use of chemicals by 10%. By what percentage has multifactor productivity fallen?

 

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A.

12.7%

B.

6.5%

C.

3.9%

D.

2.4%

E.

5% 

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