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A Car Manufacturer

The following worksheet adopts different question techniques to develop your analytical and evaluative skills. Good luck.


Question 1

Plot the pattern of labour productivity over the time period

A car producer

 19921994199619982000
Number of employees (weekly average)12720.0010584.0011358.0010978.009890.00
Production (units)185201.00206104.00279002.00302574.00267121.00
Sales: home market298724.00345345.00360205.00289664.00333947.00
Sales: overseas market6605.008201.0029523.00112953.0093494.00
Sales: total305329.00353546.00389728.00402617.00427441.00
Turnover (£m)1847.002105.002710.002978.003427.00
Gross fixed assets (£m)308.00259.00387.00650.00701.00
Net profit before tax (£m)-65.00149.00229.00221.0074.00
Economy (GDP constant £m)424000.00466000.00479000.00466600.00496000.00
Exchange rate index (1996=100)100.30106.40100.0097.1088.40
Blank axes to plot the individual tax sources on road users as a proportion of total tax

Question 2

Describe the changes in labour productivity over the time period.







Question 3

Explain why this pattern may have occurred.







Question 4

Plot the pattern of sales by different category over the time period.

Blank axes to plot the individual tax sources on road users as a proportion of total tax

Question 5

Describe the trend in sales over the period.







Question 6

Discuss the factors which might have contributed to the changing sales pattern over the time period.







Question 7

Based on the data, assess whether the performance of the company has improved or deteriorated over the time period.







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