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WorksheetsProductivity 2025
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 16mins
Methods to evaluate Business Productivity include: (Check ALL that apply)
Dividing the number of products produced by the number of steps involved in producing them
Dividing the dollar value of total sales by the number of salespeople who make the sales
Dividing the dollar value of total sales by the costs of making those sales.
Dividing the number of hours worked by the wages paid to employees
When a business produces more products in more efficient and cost-effective ways, then it can sell these products to consumers at more competitive prices. This is known as ______ ____________
(a)
Making the best use of the resources available is known as (a)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is measured by
Everything that a country produces within its borders in a year
All profits made by companies
The number of domestic products shipped to other countries
(a) is brought on by higher wages that cause higher prices that create a new demand for higher wages.
(a) are resources used in producing the outputs.
The production of a few products in large quantities is called ________ _______________.
(a)
(a) are known as "goods and services produced".
When you participate in business decision-making, you work harder and do better quality work. This practice is known as ___________ _______________ ________________.
(a)
(a) is the amount and value of goods and services produced from set amounts of resources.
Businesses are responsible for providing a quality of work life that fosters productivity. An atmosphere of cooperation between labor and management is essential for a good ________?
Quality of life
Quality of work life
Quality of work
Quality of productivity
The equipment, ingredients, and employee labor at a restaurant are all
inputs
objectives
outputs
productivity
The amount and value of outputs produced from set amounts of resources are known as
inputs
objectives
a brand
productivity
Janine works for a gift-wrapping service. During a typical eight-hour work day, Janine wraps 52 gifts. What is her productivity rate?
17.3 gifts/hour
2.2 gifts/hour
7.0 gifts/hour
6.5 gifts/hour
One way that the productivity of a business can be measured is by
determining the amount of time needed to gather all necessary inputs.
calculating the total monetary costs of all inputs used.
dividing the dollar value of total sales by the costs of making those sales.
dividing the number of products made by the cost of distributing those items.
Why is the productivity of service businesses measured differently than that of manufacturing businesses?
Service businesses are less efficient than manufacturers.
Manufacturers measure their productivity on a regular basis.
Service businesses are concerned about the appropriateness of their products.
Manufacturers produce intangible goods.
Why should productivity be measured?
To locate new sources of inputs
To determine the best ways to invest company profits
To find new ways to meet customer needs
To see whether the business’s objectives are being met
A positive effect that productivity has on a business is helping it
determine the health of the nation’s economy.
increase sales and profits.
increase the standard of living.
stop inflation.
How does increased business productivity benefit consumers?
More goods and services become available, so prices go up.
Costs of labor and prices increase, so inflation goes up.
The gross domestic product goes down, so inflation goes up.
More goods and services become available, so prices go down.
Gross domestic product per capita is a measure of
everything a country produces within its borders.
everything a country imports from foreign countries.
everything a country exports.
the average worker’s productivity.
Why are better trained and educated workers often more productive?
They are more likely to become managers.
They are less likely to take vacation and sick days.
They tend to have a higher gross domestic product per capita.
They tend to be more organized and able to manage their time wisely.
Sharing business goals and objectives with workers is a method of increasing productivity through
motivation
mass production
specialization
communication
(a) is a form of efficiency—making the best use of the resources available. When a business does this, it produces the good(s) or service(s) it is best able to produce with its resources.
What are the 4 P's of Marketing (ie- The Marketing Mix)?
(Choose all that apply)
Production
Place
Price
Promotion
Product
Match the following:
Resources used to make goods and services, like raw materials, labor, machinery and tools.
Input
The end result of the process that uses inputs to make goods and services.
Output
The total market value of all final goods and services an economy produces in a period of time (usually quarterly or yearly), within a country’s borders.
Gross Domestic Product
The productivity of a country’s population.
Per Capita Gross Domestic Product
Strives to use the least amount of inputs to generate the highest amount of outputs.
Efficiency
Match the following:
Resources used to make goods and services, like raw materials, labor, machinery and tools.
Input
The end result of the process that uses inputs to make goods and services.
Output
Using technology and assembly lines to make large quantities of the same product.
Mass Production
The amount of goods and services produced (output) per unit of input (labor, capital, and other resources).
Productivity
The creation of usable goods.
Production
