Strategic Initiatives and CSR

Get Hitched Inc. is a production company that is in the process of testing a strategic initiative aimed at increasing gross profit. The companys current sales revenue is $2,400,000. Currently, the companys gross profit is 35% of sales, but the companys target gross profit percentage is 40%. The companys current monthly cost of production is $1,560,000. Of this cost, 40% is for labor, 20% is for materials, and 40% is for overhead.

The strategic initiative being tested at Get Hitched is a redesign of its production process that splits the process into two sequential procedures. The make up of the costs of production for Procedure 1 is currently 50% direct labor, 45% direct materials, and 5% overhead. The makeup of the costs of production for Procedure 2 is currently 55% direct labor, 25% direct materials, and 20% overhead. Company management estimates that Procedure 1 costs twice as much as Procedure 2.

1. Determine what the cost of labor, materials, and overhead for both Procedures 1 and 2 would need to be for the company to meet its target gross profit at the current level of sales.

Cost makeup of Procedure 1:

Direct Labor
Direct Materials
Overhead
Total

Cost makeup of Procedure 2:

Direct Labor
Direct Materials
Overhead
Total

2. The companys actual direct materials cost is $446,400 for Procedure 1. Determine the actual cost of direct labor, direct materials, and overhead for each procedure, and the total cost of production for each procedure.

Cost makeup of Procedure 1:

Direct Labor
Direct Materials
Overhead
Total

Cost makeup of Procedure 2:

Direct Labor
Direct Materials
Overhead
Total

3. The company is planning a CSR initiative to reuse some of the indirect materials used in production during Procedure 2. These indirect materials normally make up 60% of the overhead cost for Procedure 2, but the CSR initiative would reduce the usage of indirect materials. Determine what the maximum new cost of these indirect materials could be for Procedure 2 if this CSR initiative is expected to enable the company to meet its target gross profit percentage (holding all other costs constant).

Maximum new cost of P2 overhead materials: