Gordon Company produces custom-made machine parts. A setup activity is required
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Gordon Company produces custom-made machine parts. A setup activity is required for the batches of parts that it produces. Activity output is measured using setup hours. The value-added standard (SQ) for this activity is zero. On July 1, at the beginning of the fiscal year, 3 setup hours were allowed and used per batch. The standard wage rate for setup labor is $25 per setup hour. During the first quarter of the new fiscal year, the company is planning to implement a new setup method developed by Gordon’s industrial engineers that is expected to reduce setup time by 45 percent. The new procedure was implemented during the first quarter and the improvement expected was realized.
If required, round hours to two decimal places and costs to the nearest cent.
Required:
1. What is the setup standard for setup hours and the associated expected cost at the beginning of the first quarter?
The kaizen standard and expected associated cost?
2. What is the setup standard for setup hours and the associated cost at the end of the first quarter?
3. What if the new procedure implemented in the first quarter only produced a 35 percent reduction in setup time instead of the expected 45 percent reduction? What would the new maintenance standard and cost be?
Setup standard ____________ hours per batch Expected cost $__________ per batchExplanation / Answer
The kaizen standard and expected associated cost?
New time = 0.55*3 = 1.65 hours
2. What is the setup standard for setup hours and the associated cost at the end of the first quarter?
3. What if the new procedure implemented in the first quarter only produced a 35 percent reduction in setup time instead of the expected 45 percent reduction? What would the new maintenance standard and cost be?
New time = 0.65*3 = 1.95hours
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