Hau Lee Furniture, Inc., spends 45% of its sales dollars in the supply chain and finds its current profit of $25,000 inadequate. The bank is insisting on an improved profit picture prior to approval of a loan for some new equipment. Hau would like to improve the profit line to $30,000 so he can obtain the bank's approval for the loan.
Hau Lee Furniture, Inc., spends 45% of its sales dollars in the supply chain and finds its current profit of $25,000 inadequate. The bank is insisting on an improved profit picture prior to approval of a loan for some new equipment. Hau would like to improve the profit line to $30,000 so he can obtain the bank's approval for the loan.
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Sales
Cost of material
Production costs
Fixed cost
Profit
$100,000
$45,000 (45%)
$15,000 (15%)
$15,000 (15%)
$25,000 (25%)
a) What percentage improvement is needed in the supply chain strategy for profit to improve to $30,000? What is the cost of
material with a $30,000 profit?
A decrease of% in material (supply-chain) costs is required to yield a profit of $30,000, for a new material cost of $. (Enter
your response for the percentage decrease to one decimal place and enter your response for the new material cost as a whole
number.)

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Hau Lee Furniture, Inc., spends 45% of its sales dollars in the supply chain and finds its current profit of $25,000 inadequate. The
bank is insisting on an improved profit picture prior to approval of a loan for some new equipment. Hau would like to improve the
profit line to $30,000 so he can obtain the bank's approval for the loan.
Sales
Cost of material
Production costs
Fixed cost
Profit
Current Situation
D
$100,000
$45,000 (45%)
$15,000 (15%)
$15,000 (15%)
$25,000 (25%)
a) What percentage improvement is needed in the supply chain strategy for profit to improve to $30,000? What is the cost of
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