Choose output effect, change in output or change in input, then enter the two known values and select their quantity units. The input change must be nonzero.

Unit and format selections reinterpret entered numbers. Percentage is a ratio, not percentage growth.

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Output Effect Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the output effect for a given change in quantity of output and change in quantity of input.

OE = (ฮ” Qโ‚’) / (ฮ” Qแตข)

Variables:

  • OE is the output effect
  • (Delta Q_o) is the change in quantity of output
  • (Delta Q_i) is the change in quantity of input

To calculate the output effect, divide the change in quantity of output by the change in quantity of input.

What is Output Effect?

Here, output effect means the finite change ratio ฮ”output / ฮ”input. Its units are output units per input unit. It is not automatically a causal effect or a derivative, and it is not percentage growth. Percentage format requires comparable quantity types; kilograms and pounds are converted to a common mass basis. Generic units must describe the same quantity for a percentage to be meaningful.

How to Calculate Output Effect?

The following steps outline how to calculate the Output Effect.

  1. First, determine the change in quantity of output ((Delta Q_o)).
  2. Next, determine the change in quantity of input ((Delta Q_i)).
  3. Finally, calculate OE = ฮ”output / ฮ”input, retaining the selected units and requiring a nonzero input change.
  4. After inserting the values and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.

Example Problem : 

Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.

Change in quantity of output ((Delta Q_o)) = 50 units

Change in quantity of input ((Delta Q_i)) = 10 units. Therefore, OE = 50 / 10 = 5 output units per input unit.