For the data in Problem 1, suppose Firm B is a foreign firm. What additional caveats would you…
For the data in Problem 1, suppose Firm B is a foreign firm. What additional caveats would you place on interpretation of the data?
Problem 1
A company has gathered the following financial information for itself and a competing firm. They wish
to compare productivity for the two firms (all numbers in 000s).
a. Compute partial and total factor productivity measures for Firms A and B.
b. What is the picture you get of the two firms?
c. What would you suggest to the management of Firm B?