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A parcel delivery company delivered 103,000 packages in 2007, when its average employment was 84 drivers. In 2008 the firm handeled 112,000 deliveries with 96 drivers. What was the percentage change in productivity from 2007 to 2008?

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This solution shows calculations of productivity and the percentage change in productivity from 2007 to 2008.

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Productivity = No of parcel deliveries/No of drivers

Productivity in 2007 = ...

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