Based on the data, identify the correct statement. a. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $43.00, or $6, thus not exceeding the $7.00 target.
Based on the data, identify the correct statement. a. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $43.00, or $6, thus not exceeding the $7.00 target.
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Transcribed Image Text:2. Ytze Inc. manufactures bath cubicles. The following activity information is available for its cubicles:
Activity
Fabrication
Assembly
Setup
Materials handling
Activity cost per unit
Activity-based usage
(hours per unit)
Activity rate per hour
Activity cost
0.50
32
16.00
0.40
40
16.00
0.25
32
8.00
0.30
30
9.00
49.00
Management is looking to remove $7.00 of activity cost from the product in order to make the price more competitive. Assume the process improvement is put in place such that
assembly as well as setup required one-fourth less time to complete per unit.
Based on the data, identify the correct statement.
a. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $43.00, or $6, thus not exceeding the $7.00 target.
b. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $44.00, or $5, thus not exceeding the $7.00 target.
c. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $42.00, or $7, thus exceeding the $7.00 target.
d. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $41.00, or $8, thus exceeding the $7.00 target.
b

Transcribed Image Text:Ytze Inc. manufactures bath cubicles. The following activity information is available for its cubicles: Management is looking to remove $7.00 of activity cost from the product in order to make the price more competitive. Assume the process
improvement is put in place such assembly as well as setup required one-fourth less time to complete per unit. Based on the data, identify the correct statement. a. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00
to $43.00, or $6, thus not exceeding the $7.00 target. b. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $44.00, or $5, thus not exceeding the $7.00 target. c. These process improvements reduced the activity
cost of each battery from $49.00 to $42.00, or $7, thus exceeding the $7.00 target. d. These process improvements reduced the activity cost of each battery from $49.00 to $41.00, or $8, thus exceeding the $7.00 target.
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