PS.52 The Station, a boutique cookie company, needs to create a production process for its new cinnamon malt ball cookies. To help accomplish this, the company has put together some numbers for production costs (per dozen cookies for the variable costs).
Process Type Fixed Costs Labor Costs Material Costs
Pre-Bake $154 $1.75 $0.65
Easy Bake $306 $1.53 $0.48
Speed Bake $531 $1.35 $0.48
The Station projects demand for the semester will be 200 dozen cinnamon malt ball cookies. Due to the cookies' expected popularity the selling price will be $3.95.
Based on the projected demand (volume) for the semester, which process type should they select?
(In the answer field below, write the number that corresponds to your answer. Do not put a period after your number.)
Pre-Bake
Easy Bake
Speed Bake
Under this process type—the one selected in the previous question—what would be their profits for the semester? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)
If demand were to increase, what would be the break-even point (in unit volume or demand) between the selected process and the next process option? (Display your answer to two decimal places.)
Beyond this break-even point, which process would be best?
(In the answer field below, write the number that corresponds to your answer. Do not put a period after your number.)
Pre-Bake
Easy Bake
Speed Bake
Based on the break-even point (derived two questions back), what would be the total cost? (Display your answer to two decimal places.)