In: Accounting
XWS Company produces machinery.
Information on sales and quality costs - relating to parts A, B
& C:
Sales $1,250,000
Inspection $40,000
Scrap $5,000
Rework $22,500
Quality training $10,000
Warranty work $50,000
Customer complaints $15,000
Information relating to a proposed new machine - relating to all
parts other than A, B & C:
Direct materials costs (per machine) $5,000
Direct labor costs (per machine) $1,500
Overhead costs (per machine) $2,000
Estimated selling price (per machine) $10,000
Target profit (as a percentage of selling price)
13
SQ4
Required
A. classify and aggregate (total-up) each of the
quality-related costs under the four cost of quality (COQ)
categories.
B. the percentage of sales that is accounted for by
quality-related costs; total & per CoQ category
C. the profit increase the company could have achieved
if its quality-related costs could have been reduced from your
calculation in question part B to the following a CoQ as a
percentage of sales result: 5%
D. the company's target cost for the new
machine Activate Windows
E. comment on whether the company should manufacture
the new machine - specify “yes' or 'no' and in one sentence justify
your conclusion
F. list 2 potential benefits and 2 potential risks of
just in time production