The annual productivity report of Papyrus Inc. states that it has achieved the targets it had set for the year 2013. However, in this process, much of its resources have been wasted, and the amount spent on resources is more than the estimated amount. Its productivity has been:
A) effective and efficient.
B) neither effective nor efficient.
C) not effective but efficient.
D) effective but not efficient.
E) stagnant in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.

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The fact that the company achieved its targets but wasted resources and spent more than estimated suggests that it was effective in achieving its goals, but not efficient in doing so. Therefore, the best answer is D - effective but not efficient.

The Annual Productivity Report of Papyrus Inc