Cost Accounting (15th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Strategy, Balanced Scorecard, and Strategic Profitability Analysis - Assignment Material - Questions - Page 506: 12-14

Answer

A partial productivity measure is a metric used in performance evaluation to assess the efficiency of a specific input or factor in a production process. It focuses on measuring the relationship between one input and the output, often expressed as a ratio.

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For example, labor productivity, which measures the output generated per unit of labor input, is a common partial productivity measure. Partial productivity measures are useful for analyzing the efficiency of particular factors in a production process without considering all inputs or costs, making them a more focused assessment tool.
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