Chapter 12, Problem 12.36AC

A mail-order catalog business that sells personal computer supplies, software, and hardware maintains a centralized warehouse for the distribution of products ordered. Management is currently examining the process of distribution from the warehouse and has the business objective of determining the factors that affect warehouse distribution costs. Currently, a handling fee is added to the order, regardless of the amount of the order. Data that indicate the warehouse distribution costs and the number of orders received have been collected over the past 24 months and can be seen below:     Months Distribution Cost ($thousands) Number of Orders 1 52.95 4015 2 71.66 3806 3 85.58 5309 4 63.69 4262 5 72.81 4296 6 68.44 4097 7 52.46 3213 8 70.77 4809 9 82.03 5237 10 74.39 4732 11 70.84 4413 12 54.08 2921 13 62.98 3977 14 72.30 4428 15 58.99 3964 16 79.38 4582…

Please answer C. and D. Palisades Eco-Park is a small ecological reserve that admits a relatively small number of visitors on any day, but provides both educational and entertaining lectures, exhibitions, and opportunities to observe nature. The company has collected the following data on labor costs and number of visitors to the park over the last 30 months.   Month Labor Cost Visitors 1 $ 25,820 1,700 2 $ 36,290 2,592 3 $ 39,968 2,811 4 $ 31,648 2,222 5 $ 34,809 2,373 6 $ 32,672 2,181 7 $ 32,023 2,205 8 $ 38,334 2,676 9 $ 38,568 2,760 10 $ 46,933 3,572 11 $ 42,157 2,976 12 $ 39,030 2,804 13 $ 34,444 2,415 14 $ 33,173 2,336 15 $ 36,971 2,508 16 $ 26,500 2,099 17 $ 30,663 3,397 18 $ 29,961 2,786 19 $ 27,590 2,412 20 $ 30,003 2,972 21 $ 25,692 2,000 22 $ 24,655 1,794 23 $ 28,892 3,267 24 $ 30,153 3,817 25 $ 28,119 2,592 26 $ 31,690 3,274 27 $ 28,651 2,989 28 $ 29,927 3,050 29 $ 28,438 2,511 30 $ 27,874 2,075…

Charity Navigator is America's leading independent charity evaluator. The following data show the total expenses (), the percentage of the total budget spent on administrative expenses, the percentage spent on fundraising expenses, and the percentage spent on program expenses for  supersized charities. Administrative expenses include overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Fundraising expenses are what a charity spends to raise money, and program expenses are what the charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. The sum of the three percentages does not add to  because of rounding. # Charity Total Expenses($) AdministrativeExpenses(%) FundraisingExpenses(%) ProgramExpenses(%)   1 American Red Cross 3,354,177,445   3.9   3.8   92.1   2 World Vision 1,205,887,020   4.0   7.5   88.3   3 Smithsonian Institution 1,080,995,083   23.5   2.6   73.7   4 Food For The Poor 1,050,829,851   0.7   2.4   96.8   5 American…