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A hamburger factory produces 2,569 hamburgers each week. Assume there are 42 working weeks per year. The equipment used for making hamburgers costs $60,642 and will remain productive for 5 years. The factory has 10 employees and the average monthly salary is $4,000 per person. The average utility cost for the factory is $4,199 per month. What is the factory's multi-factor productivity, in terms of equipment and utility? Please full solve numbers only keep in three decimals if not exact either round up or down
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