AQA GCSE Business · 8132
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- Revise: UK Businesses Competing Internationally
- Revise: Recruitment and Selection
A measure of output produced relative to the inputs used, such as output per worker.
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GCSE Business · key term
The amount of output produced per unit of input, such as output per worker per hour.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
A measure of output produced relative to the inputs used, such as output per worker.
Specification 2.3.1, 2.5.4 · Paper 2
The output produced per unit of input, such as the number of products made per worker per hour.
Revise: Business Operations OverviewProductivity measures output relative to the resources used, rather than simply the total amount produced. For example, products made per worker per hour measure labour productivity. If the same workforce produces more in the same time, its productivity has risen.
Output produced per unit of input, such as output per employee per hour.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Output produced per unit of input, such as the number of products made per worker per hour.
Revise: Reasons for Staff TrainingProductivity measures output per unit of input, such as products made per worker per hour. Training can help employees complete tasks more efficiently because they understand the correct procedures and become more confident using equipment.
The amount of output produced relative to the inputs used, such as output per worker per hour.
Develop the chain of reasoning: explain how a production method affects productivity, then unit costs, then pricing or profit.
Distinguish productivity from output: producing more is not necessarily more productive if the business also uses proportionately more resources.
Explain the link between training and the business benefit: naming ‘better productivity’ alone does not explain how it happens.
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