At modern woodworks, president and producer of apple crates sold to growers, has been able, with his current equipment, to produce 240 crates per 100 logs. He currently purchases 100 logs per day, and each log requires 3 labor hours to process. He believes that he can hire a profesional buyer who can buy a better quality log at the same cost. if this is the case, he can increase hos production to 260 crates per 100 logs. His labour-hours will increase by 8 hours per day. What will be the impact on productivity (measured in crates per labor-hour) if the buyer is hired?

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At modern woodworks, president and producer of apple crates sold to growers, has been able, with his current equipment, to produce 240 crates per 100 logs. He currently purchases 100 logs per day, and each log requires 3 labor hours to process. He believes that he can hire a profesional buyer who can buy a better quality log at the same cost. if this is the case, he can increase hos production to 260 crates per 100 logs. His labour-hours will increase by 8 hours per day. What will be the impact on productivity (measured in crates per labor-hour) if the buyer is hired?

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