
Analysis of costs for a shipping department
Sales volume has been dropping at Mumford Industries. During this time, the Shipping Department manager has been under severe financial constraints. Most of the Shipping Department’s efforts are related to pulling inventory from the warehouse for each order and performing the paperwork. The paperwork involves preparing shipping documents for each order. Thus, the pulling and paperwork effort associated with each sales order is essentially the same, regardless of the size of the order. The Shipping Department manager has discussed the financial situation with senior management. Senior management has responded by pointing out that because sales volume has been dropping, the amount of work in the Shipping Department also should be dropping. Thus, senior management told the Shipping Department manager that costs should be decreasing in the department.
The Shipping Department manager prepared the following information:
Given this information, how would you respond to senior management?

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