Two plant nurseries produce seedling trays each week. Each worker at both nurseries works the same number of hours per week and is paid the same hourly wage.
| Nursery | Trays produced per week | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Alder | 960 | 12 |
| Brook | 1,050 | 15 |
Calculate the output per worker per week at each nursery.
Using your answers to (a), explain which nursery is likely to have the lower labour cost of producing each tray.
83 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 2.6 Production, covering 2.6.1 Role of producers, 2.6.2 Importance of production and productivity, 2.6.3 Calculate cost, revenue, profit and loss, 2.6.4 Explain cost, revenue, profit and loss, 2.6.5 Cost, revenue and profit for producers, and 2.6.6 Economies of scale. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.