Solution:
Labor productivity is calculated as,
Labor productivity = Number of oil changes / (Number of employees x Number of hours in a shift)
Putting the given values in the above formula,
Labor productivity = 93 oil changes / (6 employees x 8 hours)
Labor productivity = 93 oil changes / 48 hours
Labor productivity = 1.9375 or 1.94 oil changes per hour (Rounding off to two decimal places)
Labor productivity at Location A = 1.94 oil changes per hour
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