ign sells 1,050,000 units each year at a price of $10 per unit and a contribution margin of 40​%. LOADING...

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produces cell phone covers for all makes and models of cell phones.
Cell Design
sells
1,050,000
units each year at a price of
$10
per unit and a contribution margin of
40​%.
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The current costs of quality are as​ follows:
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The QC manager and controller have forecast the following additional costs to modify the production​ process:
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Requirement
If the improvements result in a
60​%
decrease in product replacement cost and a
70​%
decrease in customer​ returns, what is the impact on the overall COQ and the​ company's operating​ income? What should
Cell Design
​do? Explain.
 
What is the impact on the overall COQ and the​ company's operating​ income?​ (Use parentheses or a minus sign for a net​ cost.)
 
 
Amount
Benefits of quality improvements
$409,500
 
Cost of making quality improvements
287,500
 
Net benefit (cost) of making quality improvements
$122,000
 
What should
Cell Design
​do? Explain.
 
The benefits of making the quality improvements
exceeds
 
the costs by
$122,000
 
, so Cell Design
should
 
implement the changes to improve quality.
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