Question

A catering company prepared and served 300 meals at an anniversary celebration last week using 10 workers. The week before, 4 workers prepared and served 240 meals at a wedding reception.

Calculate the labor productivity for each event. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

Answer 1

The labour productivity for the anniversary celebration is 30.0 meals per worker, and for the wedding reception is 60.0 meals per worker. Devon will need to make 37.5 litres of soup for the party with 100 guests.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the labour productivity for each event, we use the formula:

Labour Productivity = Total Output (meals) / Number of Workers

• For the anniversary celebration: Labour Productivity = 300 meals / 10 workers = 30 meals per worker.
• For the wedding reception: Labour Productivity = 240 meals / 4 workers = 60 meals per worker.

When rounded to one decimal place, labour productivity for the anniversary is 30.0 meals per worker, while for the wedding reception, it's 60.0 meals per worker.

Now, regarding the calculation that Devon must perform:

Devon needs to calculate the total volume of soup for 100 guests, with 375 millilitres per person. Therefore:

Total Volume of Soup = 375 millilitres / person x 100 persons = 37500 millilitres

Since there are 1000 millilitres in a litre:

Total Volume in Litres = 37500 millilitres / 1000 = 37.5 litre

Therefore, Devon will be making 37.5 litres of soup for the party.