Various financial data for the past two years follow.

LAST YEAR THIS YEAR Output: Sales $ 200,010 $ 201,050 Input: Labor 30,010 40,010 Raw materials 35,100 41,500 Energy 5,100 6,010 Capital 45,500 45,500 Other 2,100 3,010a. Calculate the total productivity measure for this company for both years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. Calculate the partial productivity measures for labor, capital, and raw materials for this company for both years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Ronald works for a small biotech firm. when the firm presents the results of its clinical trials to the fda, ronald realizes that the results are not accurate. he reports this to the fda. ronald is a(n)

The purpose of safety stock is to: a. eliminate the possibility of a stockout. b. control the likelihood of a stockout due to variable demand and/or lead time. c. eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally. d. protect the firm from a sudden decrease in demand. e. replace failed units with good ones.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position