Xie Company identified the following activities, costs, and activity drivers for 2017. The company manufactures two types of go-karts: Deluxe and Basic. Activity Expected Costs Expected Activity
Handling materials $625,000 100,000 parts
Inspecting product 900,000 1,500 batches
Processing purchase orders 105,000 700 orders
Paying suppliers 175,000 500 invoices
Insuring the factory 300,000 40,000 square feet
Designing packaging 75,000 2 models

Production volume 10,000 units 30,000 units
Parts required 20,000 parts 30,000 parts
Batches made 250 batches 100 batches
Purchase orders 50 orders 20 orders
Invoices 50 invoices 10 invoices
Space occupied 10,000 sq. ft. 7,000 sq. ft
Models 1 model 1 model

Required:
a. Compute a single plantwide overhead rate, assuming that the company assigns overhead based on 125,000 budgeted direct labor hours.
b. In January 2017, the Deluxe model required 2,500 direct labor hours and the basic model required 6,000 direct labor hours. Assign overhead costs to each model using the single plantwide overhead rate.

Imagine us is a startup that offers high definition 3d prenatal ultrasounds for high-end customers. the service process includes four activities that are conducted in the sequence described below. (the time required for each activity is shown in parentheses): activity 1: welcome a patient and explain the procedure. (20 minutes)activity 2: prep the patient (e.g., show them to the room, apply ultrasound gel). (17 minutes) (*your id number represents the amount of time needed to complete this task)activity 3: take images. (5 minutes)activity 4: discuss diagnostic with patient. (20 minutes)at each location there are employees (servers) s1, s2, and s3. the assignment of tasks to servers is the following: s1 does activities 1 and 2.s2 does activity 3.s3 does activity 4.a. what is the capacity of this process (in customers per hour)? b. suppose 3 patients arrive every hour on average. ignoring any “start of day” or “end of day” effects, what are the utilizations of all three servers (%)? c. suppose each activity can be done by any server and any server can do any set of activities. however, each activity is done by only one server. for example, a possible assignment includes: s1 does activity 1, s2 does activity 2, and s3 does activities 3 and 4. of course, the original assignment of servers to activities is also feasible. what is the maximum capacity of the process (in customers per hour)? d. now consider the capacity measures in (c) and (a), what is the percentage change? why can you improve capacity without using additional resources? (there is no free lunch, right? )note: for all hw assignments, show your process of getting the results. only providing the final answers is not acceptable and will get 0%. if necessary, use a separate sheet of paper to show your work.