E AL A A A A X A.P.AEE AaBbct AaBbccl Aa Bb C AaBb 1 Normal 1 No Spac... Heading 1 Headin Styles Paragraph 23 5 . Background: We manufacture and distribute W&Ws, candy coated chocolate spheroids, in assorted colors. Our schedule calls for 1200 cases per 8 hours. Breaking down our standard cost of sales for our product, W&Ws, packaged in 3.75 ounce bags, 24 bags to a box, we find: Labor: 88 hourly workers: $15.00 per hour, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year, no overtime. 24 salaried managers @ $39,000 per year Ingredients: Chocolate: 2.0 ounces per bag, @ $9.99 per pound Hard candy cpating: 1.75 ounces per bag @ $6.55 per pound Caffeine: 1 grams per bag: priced @ $300 per kilogram. Packaging: One 3.75 ounce bag @ $.005, and one shipping case (each case contains 24 bags) @ $.120. Help Tell me what you want to do Layout References A A A A x' A.D.A Mailings Review View E. . . 21 . - AaBbCct AaBbcc AaBb C AaBbccl 1 Normal 1 No Spac.. Heading 1 Heading 2 Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . 3 1 . 4 . 15 6 Packaging: One 3.75 ounce bag @ $.005, and one shipping case (each case contains 24 bags) @ $.120. Overhead per 8 hour shift: $5600 Variances: Yesterday's Production Variance Reports show we overused hourly labor by 3.8%; candy bags by 4.9%; chocolate by 4.9% and candy coating by 4.9%. Caffeine's reported usage was unfavorable by 11%. Actual production was 1200 cases of W&Ws. Margin: We currently have a 35% gross margin (gross selling price minus standard cost of sales) = = = = = Paragraph Styles 5. If we can reduce the variances by 20%, assuming these variances continue for 250 days of operation, how much waste will we save in one (1) year? Reduced by 20% on each: 6. How many dollars of sales are needed to yield the same margin dollars as the 20% variance reductions calculated in #5? 7. The easy part for Management is calculating the costs, variances, margins, etc. You can get "bean counters" to do that for you, with a little practice. The hard part is to put into place an action plan to reduce all forms of waste. Based upon everything you read in this problem, prepare your step by step action plan for reducing waste. Tell me what things you questioned when analyzing the W&W cost structure, What do you think is happening out on the factory floor? Be specific and apply your critical thinking. E AL A A A A X A.P.AEE AaBbct AaBbccl Aa Bb C AaBb 1 Normal 1 No Spac... Heading 1 Headin Styles Paragraph 23 5 . Background: We manufacture and distribute W&Ws, candy coated chocolate spheroids, in assorted colors. Our schedule calls for 1200 cases per 8 hours. Breaking down our standard cost of sales for our product, W&Ws, packaged in 3.75 ounce bags, 24 bags to a box, we find: Labor: 88 hourly workers: $15.00 per hour, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 50 weeks per year, no overtime. 24 salaried managers @ $39,000 per year Ingredients: Chocolate: 2.0 ounces per bag, @ $9.99 per pound Hard candy cpating: 1.75 ounces per bag @ $6.55 per pound Caffeine: 1 grams per bag: priced @ $300 per kilogram. Packaging: One 3.75 ounce bag @ $.005, and one shipping case (each case contains 24 bags) @ $.120. Help Tell me what you want to do Layout References A A A A x' A.D.A Mailings Review View E. . . 21 . - AaBbCct AaBbcc AaBb C AaBbccl 1 Normal 1 No Spac.. Heading 1 Heading 2 Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . 3 1 . 4 . 15 6 Packaging: One 3.75 ounce bag @ $.005, and one shipping case (each case contains 24 bags) @ $.120. Overhead per 8 hour shift: $5600 Variances: Yesterday's Production Variance Reports show we overused hourly labor by 3.8%; candy bags by 4.9%; chocolate by 4.9% and candy coating by 4.9%. Caffeine's reported usage was unfavorable by 11%. Actual production was 1200 cases of W&Ws. Margin: We currently have a 35% gross margin (gross selling price minus standard cost of sales) = = = = = Paragraph Styles 5. If we can reduce the variances by 20%, assuming these variances continue for 250 days of operation, how much waste will we save in one (1) year? Reduced by 20% on each: 6. How many dollars of sales are needed to yield the same margin dollars as the 20% variance reductions calculated in #5? 7. The easy part for Management is calculating the costs, variances, margins, etc. You can get "bean counters" to do that for you, with a little practice. The hard part is to put into place an action plan to reduce all forms of waste. Based upon everything you read in this problem, prepare your step by step action plan for reducing waste. Tell me what things you questioned when analyzing the W&W cost structure, What do you think is happening out on the factory floor? Be specific and apply your critical thinking