Prior to installing a JIT system,Johnson Company used machine hours to assign maintenance costs to its three products of 4-cm,6-cm,and 8-cm plastic pipe.
The maintenance costs totalled $540,000 per year.The machine hours used by each product and the quantity produced of each product are as follows:
After installing JIT,three manufacturing cells were created,and the cell workers were trained to perform maintenance.Maintenance costs for the three cells still totalled $540,000; however,these costs are now traceable to each cell.
a.Compute the maintenance cost per roll for each type of pipe before JIT is installed.
b.Compute the maintenance cost per roll for each type of pipe after JIT is installed.
c.Explain why the JIT maintenance cost per roll is more accurate than the cost per roll using the traditional approach.
Correct Answer:
Verified
View Answer
Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge
Q110: A firm that has implemented JIT
Q111: A firm that has implemented JIT
Q113: Hank Stover,president of Stover Industries,had just
Q114: A firm that has implemented JIT
Q115: Bill Jones has decided to purchase a
Q116: Fonda Company has a traditional,unit-based cost
Q117: Spencer Manufacturing Company sells a product for
Q118: Etro Company sells a product used
Q120: A firm that has implemented JIT
Q147: Explain the difference between acceptable quality level
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents