In row three (Today's Production Costs), fill out the following Excel columns with the following information.

Softwood Costs - ten cents per paper towel roll.

Chemical Glue and Resin Costs - two cents per paper towel roll.

Equipment Costs - pressing machines - five cents per paper towel roll.

Labor Costs - twenty cents per paper towel roll.

Building and Administration Costs - twenty-five cents per paper towel roll.

Total Paper Towel Production Costs - sixty-two cents per paper towel roll. We sell the paper towels at $1.00 per roll.

 

You have been asked by your Chief Operating Office via email to address the following questions in an email response:

What is the profit margin per paper towel roll?

What are the production costs per paper towel produced?

What is the significance the cost increases from the past 6 months?

Why is it necessary to do a trend analysis for this situation?

What are some recommendations to counteract the new setup costs?

  

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