All of the following are problems associated with total factor productivity EXCEPT:
A) it is a useful tool to measure efficiency.
B) managers find the calculation complex.
C) it converts all factors into dollar factors.
D) it does not consider the exact contribution of an input to an output.
E) each input is typically measured in different units.

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The problem with total factor productivity is that each input is typically measured in different units. To compute total factor productivity, managers must convert all the inputs to a common unit, such as dollars, before they can work the equation. It also obscures the exact contribution of an individual input-such as labor-to the production of a given output.

All of the Following Are Problems Associated with Total Factor