In 2011 Buckeye Brewing produced 1,000 bottles of ginger ale each day.It employed 10 workers each working 8 hours a day.In 2012 it produced 960 bottles of ginger ale each day employing 8 workers who worked 8 hours each day.Productivity at Buckeye Brewing
A)increased by 20%.
B)increased by 16.67%.
C)decreased by 1.67%.
D)decreased by 40%.

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Productivity = Total output / Total inputIn 2011, Productivity = 1000 bottles / (10 workers * 8 hours) = 125 bottles/worker-hourIn 2012, Productivity = 960 bottles / (8 workers * 8 hours) = 150 bottles/worker-hourTherefore, Productivity increased by (150 - 125) / 125 * 100 = 20%

In 2011 Buckeye Brewing Produced 1,000 Bottles of Ginger Ale