As the cost accounting manager at Cambria Chemicals CC you a

As the cost accounting manager at Cambria Chemicals (CC), you are responsible for compiling and reporting various performance measures to the senior managers. The company instituted many efficiency improvement programs recently, and the CFO has asked you to measure and report total factor productivity measures based on the three inputs (material, labor, and overhead). Data for the last two years follow: Gallons input (thousands) Labor-hours (thousands) Gallons of output (thousands) Year 2 Year 1 9,700 8,700 8,400 6,000 11,500 9,500 From the accounting records, you also gather the following information for the two years Year 2 Year 1 Cost of inputs (per gallon) Wage rate (per hour) Total manufacturing overhead Selling price of output (per gallon) 80 S 25 S $1,340,000 $1,210,000 82 $ 370 375 Required a. Compute the total factor productivity measures for year 1 and year 2 based on the three inputs (material, labor, and overhead). (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) Total factor productivity

Solution

Total productivity = Value of output / Value of inputs ( materials, labor and overhead).

Total factor productivity = $3,562,500 / $2,019,400 = 1.764

Total factor productivity = $4,255,000 / $2,326,000 = 1.829

Year 1
Total output ($375* 9,500)	$3,562,500
Material value ($82* 8,700)	$713,400
Labor value ($16* 6,000)	$96,000
Overhead value (given)	$1,210,000
Total input	$2,019,400