question archive Archer Contracting repaved 35 miles of four-lane interstate roadway working 10 days with a crew of five employees using $9000 of paving material
Archer Contracting repaved 35 miles of four-lane interstate roadway working 10 days with a crew of five employees using $9000 of paving material
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Archer Contracting repaved 35 miles of four-lane interstate roadway working 10 days with a crew of five employees using $9000 of paving material. Nearby, Bronson Contracting repaved 50 miles of two-lane county roadway with a crew of six employees. Bronson's crew worked 8 days and used $7000 worth of paving material.
Both Archer Contracting and Bronson Contracting rented the same paving equipment to complete their respective assignments, costing each $1500 a day, and labor cost per employee is $160 a day for both companies. Which company is more productive and by how much?
A. Bronson Contracting is more productive by about 16.7%
B. Archer Contracting is more productive by about 16.7%
C. Bronson Contracting is more productive by about 20.9%
D. Archer Contracting is more productive by about 71.3%
E. Archer Contracting is more productive by about 20.9%
