Case Study Analysis 2 - Midwest Office Products Questions: Based on the interviews and the data in the case, calculate: a) The cost of processing cartons through the facility. The costs that occur through the facility are warehouse expenses (excluding personnel) and facility/warehouse personnel expenses (excluding truck drivers). The total cost of processing cartons through the facility is $4,320,000. It represents a cost per unit of $54/carton ($29 for warehouse personnel expenses
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Aaron Wilson, Brittni Henson, Dennie Smyth & Joshua Boatright Midwest Office Products Case ACCT. 6233 October 15, 2012 1. Based on the interviews and data in the case, estimate: a. The cost of processing cartons through the facility The two costs of processing cartons through the facility are warehouse costs and warehouse personnel costs. The total processing costs are $54/carton. Cartons/yr | 80000 | Commercial Freight | 75000 | Desktop Delivery | 5000
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Analysis Midwest Office Products Case Timothy Bower ACC6140 Dr. John Knight Midwest Office Products Case The content of this essay describes the case study analysis of the Midwest Office Products company. With an excellent reputation for customer service and responsiveness, Midwest Office Products is a regional distributor of office supplies to institutions and commercial businesses. The company offers a comprehensive product line ranging from
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Questions for Midwest Office Products 1. Based on the interviews and data in the case, estimate: a. The cost of processing cartons through the facility Cost of process $2,320k + 2,000k = $4,320k Practical Capacity 80k cartons Cost rate for supplying capacity $54 per carton b. The cost of entering electronic and manual customer orders Cost of resources performing order entry $840k Capacity of order entry resources 16 x 1.5k hrs 24k hours Cost of order entry process $35 per hour Assign costs
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2005 ROBERT S. KAPLAN Midwest Office Products John Malone, general manager of Midwest Office Products (MOP) was concerned about the financial results for calendar year 2003. Despite a sales increase from the prior year, the company had just suffered the first loss in its history (see summary income statement in Exhibit 1). Midwest Office Products was a regional distributor of office supplies to institutions and commercial businesses. It offered a comprehensive product line ranging from simple
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improvement to traditional ABC analysis. The Midwest Office Products processed 80,000 cartons in 2003. Of these, 75,000 cartons were shipped by commercial freight. The remaining 5,000 cartons were shipped under the desktop delivery option. Midwest Office Products identified the following benefits from time-‐driven
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Midwest Farm Supplies Background: • Began operations in 1931 • Provides farming supplies such as • Steady profits for 70years • Distribution centers: ➢ Ohio ➢ Indiana ➢ Illinois ➢ Iowa Environment: • Competitors: ➢ Competitors are getting more computer literate • Suppliers: ➢ Products sold by Midwest are manufactured by other companies but guided by the designs and specifications provided by Midwest
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Introduction On April 19, 2008, Walter A. Walsh, Supply Management Manager for Heartland & Company, met with one of his buyers, Olivia Newcomb, in his office. They discussed her Heartland & Company cost reduction goals for bearing #B02326620. After the meeting Mr. Walsh began wondering if changes should be made to the way suppliers were being evaluated, if price premiums should be paid to suppliers for performing at a higher level and how business should be allocated among suppliers performing
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this assignment.” Suresh Nistala Midwest Office Products Friday, July 8th, 2016 Managerial Accounting and Analysis Question 1 Based on the interviews and data in the case, estimate: a) The cost of processing cartons through the facility Total number of cartons that can be processed by Midwest in a year are 80,000. 75,000 cartons processed through freight and the rest 5,000 by desktop delivery option. Personnel expenses incurred by Midwest in a year was $ 2,570,000 which included
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