Omnigo Software C Parking Permit Report: 215325 Grades - FINC405 B001 Summer X Question 8 - Homework 5 - Con X ecampus Home + https://ezto.mheducation.com/ext/map/index.html?_con=con&external_browser=0&launchUrl=https%253A%252F%252Fnewconnect.mheducation.com%252F#/activity/question-group/kEZASsBkEPtCmPIF4N9PkaqWQHqmpElYm... Homework 5 A 8 00 Part 2 of 2 10 points eBook ! Saved Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Lightening Bulk Company is a moving company specializing in transporting large items worldwide. The firm has an 90% on-time delivery rate. Eighteen percent of the items are misplaced and the remaining 3% are lost in shipping. On average, the firm incurs an additional $70 per item to track down and deliver misplaced items. Lost items cost the firm about $350 per item. Last year, the firm shipped 6,050 items with an average freight bill of $250 per item shipped. The firm's manager is considering investing in a new scheduling and tracking system costing $200,000 per year. The new system is expected to reduce misplaced items to 6% and lost items to 0.75%. Furthermore, the firm expects total sales to increase by 15% with the improved service. The average contribution margin ratio on any increased sales volume, after cost savings associated with a reduction in misplaced and lost items, is expected to be 42.5%. Print References 3. Upon further investigation, the manager discovered that 85% of the misplaced or lost items either originated in or were delivered to the same country. What is the maximum amount the firm should spend to reduce the cost of problems in that country by 95%? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Maximum amount to pay for process improvements Mc Graw Hill Type here to search 07 W < Prev C G 0 of 10 Next > Not syncing Help Save & Exit Submit Check my work 05 4) 10:40 AM 8/7/2021