Please answer the following questions based on the material

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

$2.$ Based on the interviews and data in the case, estimate:$$

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$$s existing costing system?$$

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

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

$6.$ Suppose customers all switch to EDI orders; no price discounts, and same quantity and mix of orders, how does this affect Midwest$$s profits next year?$$

$7.$ 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?