Suppose that Stillwater Designs has two classes of distributors: JIT distributors and non-JIT distributors. The JIT distributor places small, frequent orders, and the non-JIT distributor tends to place larger, less frequent orders. Both types of distributors are buying the same product. Stillwater Designs provides the following information about customer-related activities and costs for the most recent quarter:   JIT Distributors   Non-JIT Distributors Sales orders 1,000   100 Sales calls 70 70 Service calls 350 175 Average order size 650 6,500 Manufacturing cost/unit $125 $125 Customer costs:   Processing sales orders $3,380,000     Selling goods 1,120,000     Servicing goods 1,050,000       Total $5,550,000   Required: 1.  Calculate the total revenues per distributor category, and assign the customer costs to each distributor type by using revenues as the allocation base. Selling price for one unit is $150. Round calculations to the nearest dollar.   JIT Non-JIT Sales (in units) fill in the blank 1   fill in the blank 2   Sales $fill in the blank 3   $fill in the blank 4   Allocation $fill in the blank 5   $fill in the blank 6   2.  Conceptual Connection: Calculate the customer cost per distributor type using activity-based cost assignments. Round the interim calculations to the nearest dollar.   JIT Non-JIT Ordering costs $fill in the blank 7   $fill in the blank 8   Selling costs $fill in the blank 9   $fill in the blank 10   Service costs $fill in the blank 11   $fill in the blank 12   Total $fill in the blank 13   $fill in the blank 14   For non JIT distributors by how much can the price be decreased without affecting customer profitability? Round your answer to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank 15 per unit

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Suppose that Stillwater Designs has two classes of distributors: JIT distributors and non-JIT distributors. The JIT distributor places small, frequent orders, and the non-JIT distributor tends to place larger, less frequent orders. Both types of distributors are buying the same product. Stillwater Designs provides the following information about customer-related activities and costs for the most recent quarter:

  JIT
Distributors
  Non-JIT
Distributors
Sales orders 1,000   100
Sales calls 70 70
Service calls 350 175
Average order size 650 6,500
Manufacturing cost/unit $125 $125
Customer costs:
  Processing sales orders $3,380,000  
  Selling goods 1,120,000  
  Servicing goods 1,050,000  
    Total $5,550,000  

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1.  Calculate the total revenues per distributor category, and assign the customer costs to each distributor type by using revenues as the allocation base. Selling price for one unit is $150. Round calculations to the nearest dollar.

  JIT Non-JIT
Sales (in units) fill in the blank 1   fill in the blank 2  
Sales $fill in the blank 3   $fill in the blank 4  
Allocation $fill in the blank 5   $fill in the blank 6  

2.  Conceptual Connection: Calculate the customer cost per distributor type using activity-based cost assignments. Round the interim calculations to the nearest dollar.

  JIT Non-JIT
Ordering costs $fill in the blank 7   $fill in the blank 8  
Selling costs $fill in the blank 9   $fill in the blank 10  
Service costs $fill in the blank 11   $fill in the blank 12  
Total $fill in the blank 13   $fill in the blank 14  

For non JIT distributors by how much can the price be decreased without affecting customer profitability? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$fill in the blank 15 per unit

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