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Caldwell Supply, a wholesaler, has determined that its operations have three primary activities: purchasing, warehousing, and distributing. The firm reports the following operating data for the year just completed:
Activity
Cost Driver
Quantity of Cost Driver
Cost per Unit of Cost Driver
Purchasing
Number of purchase orders
1,080
$
158
per order
Warehousing
Number of moves
8,800
38
per move
Distributing
Number of shipments
580
88
per shipment
Caldwell buys 100,800 units at an average unit cost of $18 and sells them at an average unit price of $28. The firm also has fixed operating costs of $250,800 for the year.
Caldwells customers are demanding a 18% discount for the coming year. The company expects to sell the same amount if the demand for price reduction can be met. Caldwells suppliers, however, are willing to give only a 12% discount.
Required: Caldwell has estimated that it can reduce the number of purchase orders to 760 and can decrease the cost of each shipment by $11 with minor changes in its operations. Any further cost savings must come from reengineering the warehousing processes. What is the maximum cost (i.e., target cost) for warehousing if the firm desires to earn the same amount of profit next year?
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