Assigned questions:

$1.$ What are the operating processes at Midwest Office Products? A response presented in a

diagram would be preferred. $(10\%)$

$2.$ Based on the interviews and data in the case, estimate: $(40\%)$

a$.$ The cost of processing cartons through the facility

b$.$ The cost of entering electronic and manual customer orders

c$.$ The cost of shipping cartons on commercial carriers

d$.$ The cost per hour for desktop deliveries

$3.$ Using this cost driver information, calculate the cost and profitability of the five orders in

Exhibit $2.$ Compare these costs and profitability to those calculated by Midwest$$s existing

costing system? $(10\%)($use traditional costing method and activity based costing method for this question $)$

$4.$ Explain the difference in profitability of the five orders calculated by the ABC system and

the company$$s existing cost system. $(10\%)$

$5.$ Based on your analysis above, what actions should john Malone take to improve Midwest$$s

profitability? $(10\%)$

$6.$ Suppose customers all switch to EDI orders; no price discounts, and same quantity and mix

of orders, how does this affect Midwest$$s profits next year? $(10\%)$

$7.$ Suppose Midwest eliminates $30,000$ of Type $2$ orders and doesn$$t get any new orders to

replace them, how does this affect the cost and profitability of each type of orders? $(10\%)$

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