Mariah Enterprises makes a variety of consumer electronic products. Its camera manufacturing plant is considering choosing between two different processes, named Alpha and Beta, which can be used to make a component part. To make the correct decision, the managers would like to compare the labor and multifactor productivity of process Alpha with that of process Beta. The value of process oulput for Alpha and Beta is $130 per unit of product A and $200 per unit of product B, and the corresponding overhead costs for Alpha and Beta are $5,000 and $7,000, respectively. Process Alpha Process Beta Product B Output (units) 40 60 80 50 Labor (S) Materials (S) $1,200 $1,500 $1,400 $2,500 S1,000 S3,000 $2,000 $3,500 a. Which process, Alpha or Beta, is more productive? Process V has % higher labor productivity. Process V has % higher multifactor productivity. (Enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number.)

Mariah Enterprises makes a variety of consumer electronic products. Its camera manufacturing plant is considering choosing between two different processes, named Alpha and Beta, which can be used to make a component part. To make the correct decision, the managers would like to compare the labor and multifactor productivity of process Alpha with that of process Beta. The value of process oulput for Alpha and Beta is $130 per unit of product A and $200 per unit of product B, and the corresponding overhead costs for Alpha and Beta are $5,000 and $7,000, respectively. Process Alpha Process Beta Product B Output (units) 40 60 80 50 Labor (S) Materials (S) $1,200 $1,500 $1,400 $2,500 S1,000 S3,000 $2,000 $3,500 a. Which process, Alpha or Beta, is more productive? Process V has % higher labor productivity. Process V has % higher multifactor productivity. (Enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number.)

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