E55. Caldwell Supply, a wholesaler, has determined that its operations have three primary activities: purchasing, warehousing, anddistributing. The firm reports the following operating data for the year just completed:ActivityPurchasingMarehousingDistributingCost DriverNumber of purchase ordersNumber of movesNumber of shipmentsQuantity of Cost per Unit of CostDriverCost Driver1,0108,100510Maximum cost$151 per order31 per move81 per shipmentCaldwell buys 100,100 units at an average unit cost of $11 and sells them at an average unit price of $21. The firm also has fixedoperating costs of $250,100 for the year.Caldwell's customers are demanding a 11% discount for the coming year. The company expects to sell the same amount if the demandfor price reduction can be met. Caldwell's suppliers, however, are willing to give only a 3% discount.Required:Caldwell has estimated that it can reduce the number of purchase orders to 690 and can decrease the cost of each shipment by S4with minor changes in its operations. Any further cost savings must come from reengineering the warehousing processes. What is themaximum cost (le, target cost) for warehousing if the firm desires to earn the same amount of profit next year?

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Required: Caldwell has estimated that it can reduce the number of purchase orders to 690 and can decrease the cost of each shipment by S4 with minor changes in its operations. Any further cost savings must come from reengineering the warehousing processes. What is the maximum cost (.e., target cost) for warehousing if the firm desires to earn the same amount of profit next year?

Required: Caldwell has estimated that it can reduce the number of purchase orders to 690 and can decrease the cost of each shipment by S4 with minor changes in its operations. Any further cost savings must come from reengineering the warehousing processes. What is the maximum cost (.e., target cost) for warehousing if the firm desires to earn the same amount of profit next year?

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