Minnesota Industries manufactures electronic testing equipment. Minnesota also installs the equipment at customers' sites and ensures that it functions smoothly. Additional information on the manufacturing and installation departments is as follows (capacities are expressed in terms of the number of units of electronic testing equipment): Click to view the manufacluring and installation information.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) The following requirements refer only to the preceding data. There is no connection between the requirements. Read the requirements COLOR Requirement 1. Minnesota's engineers have found a way to reduce equipment manufacturing time. The new method would cost an additional $70 per unit and would allow Minnesota to manufacture 15 additional units a year. Should Minnesola implement the new method? Show your calculations. Begin by determining the formula you will use in all the requirements make your decision. increase sales and throughput contribution because Therefore, Minnesota Industries V implement the new manufacturing Manufacturing more equipment method. Requirement 2. Minnesota's designers have proposed a change in direct materials that would increase direct material costs by $4.000 per unit. This change would enable Minnesota to install 450 units of equipment each year. If Minnesota makes the change, it will implement the new design on all equipment sold. Should Minnesota use the new design? Show your calculations. Begin by selecting the formula you will use to calculate the increase in relevant costs. Then enter the amounts in the formula and calculate the increase in relevant costs. Increase in relevant costs Now determine the formula to calculate the increase in throughput contribution. Enter the amounts in the formula and calculate the increase in throughput contribution Increase in throughout contribution Requirement 3. What shelf-space allocation for the four drinks would you recommend for the Beach Comber? Show your calculations. Begin by calculating the amount that should be used to determine the allocation. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Natural Cola Lemonade Punch Orange Juice Allocate the shelf space to each product and show the effect it will have on the Beach Comber's operations. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Total Feet of per Foot of Shelf Space Shelf Space per Day Cola Lemonade Punch Natural Orange Juice Total Minnesota Industries manufactures electronic testing equipment. Minnesota also installs the equipment at customers' sites and ensures that it functions smoothly. Additional information on the manufacturing and installation departments is as follows (capacities are expressed in terms of the number of units of electronic testing equipment): (Click to view the manufacturing and installation information.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) The following requirements refer only to the preceding data. There is no connection between the requirements. Data table Requirements d Equipment Manufactured Equipment Installed Annual capacity 450 units per year 375 units per year 375 units per year 375 units per year Equipment manufactured and installed uring 1. Minnesota's engineers have found a way to reduce equipment manufacturing time. The new method would cost an additional $70 per unit and would allow Minnesota to manufacture 15 additional units a year. Should Minnesota implement the new method? Show your calculations. 2. Minnesota's designers have proposed a change in direct materials that would increase direct material costs by $4,000 per unit. This change would enable Minnesota to install 450 units of equipment each year. If Minnesota makes the change, it will implement the new design on all equipment sold. Should Minnesota use the new design? Show your calculations. 3. A new installation technique has been developed that will enable Minnesota's engineers to install 5 additional units of equipment a year. The new method will increase installation costs by $60,000 each year. Should Minnesota implement the new technique? Show your calculations. 4. Minnesota is considering how to motivate workers to improve their productivity (output per hour). One proposal is to evaluate and compensate workers in the manufacturing and installation departments on the basis of their productivities. Do you think the new proposal is a good idea? Explain briefly. More info hnesota Minnesota manufactures only 375 units per year because the installation department has only enough capacity to install 375 units. The equipment sells for $65,000 per unit (installed) and has direct material costs of $20,000. All costs other than direct material costs are fixed. Minnesota Industries manufactures electronic testing equipment. Minnesota also installs the equipment at customers' sites and ensures that it functions smoothly. Additional information on the manufacturing and installation departments is as follows (capacities are expressed in terms of the number of units of electronic testing equipment): Click to view the manufacluring and installation information.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) The following requirements refer only to the preceding data. There is no connection between the requirements. Read the requirements COLOR Requirement 1. Minnesota's engineers have found a way to reduce equipment manufacturing time. The new method would cost an additional $70 per unit and would allow Minnesota to manufacture 15 additional units a year. Should Minnesola implement the new method? Show your calculations. Begin by determining the formula you will use in all the requirements make your decision. increase sales and throughput contribution because Therefore, Minnesota Industries V implement the new manufacturing Manufacturing more equipment method. Requirement 2. Minnesota's designers have proposed a change in direct materials that would increase direct material costs by $4.000 per unit. This change would enable Minnesota to install 450 units of equipment each year. If Minnesota makes the change, it will implement the new design on all equipment sold. Should Minnesota use the new design? Show your calculations. Begin by selecting the formula you will use to calculate the increase in relevant costs. Then enter the amounts in the formula and calculate the increase in relevant costs. Increase in relevant costs Now determine the formula to calculate the increase in throughput contribution. Enter the amounts in the formula and calculate the increase in throughput contribution Increase in throughout contribution Requirement 3. What shelf-space allocation for the four drinks would you recommend for the Beach Comber? Show your calculations. Begin by calculating the amount that should be used to determine the allocation. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Natural Cola Lemonade Punch Orange Juice Allocate the shelf space to each product and show the effect it will have on the Beach Comber's operations. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Total Feet of per Foot of Shelf Space Shelf Space per Day Cola Lemonade Punch Natural Orange Juice Total Minnesota Industries manufactures electronic testing equipment. Minnesota also installs the equipment at customers' sites and ensures that it functions smoothly. Additional information on the manufacturing and installation departments is as follows (capacities are expressed in terms of the number of units of electronic testing equipment): (Click to view the manufacturing and installation information.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) The following requirements refer only to the preceding data. There is no connection between the requirements. Data table Requirements d Equipment Manufactured Equipment Installed Annual capacity 450 units per year 375 units per year 375 units per year 375 units per year Equipment manufactured and installed uring 1. Minnesota's engineers have found a way to reduce equipment manufacturing time. The new method would cost an additional $70 per unit and would allow Minnesota to manufacture 15 additional units a year. Should Minnesota implement the new method? Show your calculations. 2. Minnesota's designers have proposed a change in direct materials that would increase direct material costs by $4,000 per unit. This change would enable Minnesota to install 450 units of equipment each year. If Minnesota makes the change, it will implement the new design on all equipment sold. Should Minnesota use the new design? Show your calculations. 3. A new installation technique has been developed that will enable Minnesota's engineers to install 5 additional units of equipment a year. The new method will increase installation costs by $60,000 each year. Should Minnesota implement the new technique? Show your calculations. 4. Minnesota is considering how to motivate workers to improve their productivity (output per hour). One proposal is to evaluate and compensate workers in the manufacturing and installation departments on the basis of their productivities. Do you think the new proposal is a good idea? Explain briefly. More info hnesota Minnesota manufactures only 375 units per year because the installation department has only enough capacity to install 375 units. The equipment sells for $65,000 per unit (installed) and has direct material costs of $20,000. All costs other than direct material costs are fixed