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Quick Shop Printing Has Two Workstations, Cutting and Pasting

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Quick Shop Printing has two workstations, cutting and pasting. The cutting station is limited by the speed of operating the cutting machine. Pasting is limited by the speed of the workers. Pasting normally waits on work from cutting. Each department works an eight-hour day. If cutting begins work two hours earlier than pasting each day, the two departments generally finish their work at about the same time. Not only does this eliminate the bottleneck, but it increases finished units produced each day by 80 units. All units produced can be sold. The cost of operating the cutting department two more hours each day is $800. The contribution margin of the finished products is $3 each. Inventory carrying costs are $0.20 per unit per day. What is the daily capacity of the pasting workstation?

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Carrying Value

The book value of an asset or liability on a company's balance sheet, taking into account depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges.

Noncontrolling Interest

An ownership position in which a shareholder owns less than 50% of a company's stock and therefore has no control over decisions.

Consolidated Statement

A financial statement that presents the assets, liabilities, and operating results of a parent company and its subsidiaries as one single entity.

Cash Flows

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, providing insights into its operational efficiency and financial health.