our mission the cookie factory guarantees the freshness of our cookies for the utmost enjoyment of...
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Our MissionThe Cookie Factory guarantees the freshness of our cookies for the utmost enjoyment of our wonderful customers. By baking all our sweets from quality, hand-picked ingredients, each morsel is full of our love and sincerity. We strive to bring delightful warmth into each bite you take. We love you!!!
The HistoryThe cookie factory, the global leader in the chocolate confectionery market, began in 1983 when two young Korean immigrants, named Heehyun Chee and Sangjae Park, came to the United States. When they fought in the Korean War, they could never have chocolate chips cookies that they loved so much. So, the two veterans decided to open their first shop in Hawaii. Sangjae Park used his grandmother secret recipe to make his specialty cookies. It was a hit! Everybody loves the cookies! As their business expanded, they hired three young cute girls to help them. Together they founded The Cookie Factory.
Est. 1983
Ingredients and RecipeINGREDIENTS* ½ cup butter* ½ cup brown sugar * cup granulated sugar* ½ tsp vanilla* 1 cup flour* 1 egg* ¾ tsp baking soda* ¼ tsp salt* 1 cup chocolate chips* ½ cup nuts
DIRECTION* Mix butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth.* Mix flour, baking soda, salt. Stir and beat into butter mixture. Add chips and nuts.* Bake in 300 until edges are browned (14 mins).
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Job Measurement Document
Cost per cookie : $ 0.65
Number of cookies produced : 121* Number meeting specs : 120* Number rejected : 0* Number reworked : 0* Number sampled : 1* Unexplained differences : 0
Total throughput time : 120 mins* Mix time : 30 mins* Bake time : 45 mins* Packaging time : 30 mins* Downtime : 5 mins* Cleanup time : 10 mins
Job Specification
Size of cookies before baking* 1 inch diameter
Size of cookies after baking* 2 inches diameter
Cookie quality* excellent cookies with high quality chocolate chips and walnuts inside
Appearance* light brown cookies with chocolate chips
and walnuts
Packaging* bags made of transparent plastics and colorful paper strips.
Required Comments
• What should the denominator be for the cost per cookie calculation? * Total cost / number of cookies
• What measures would your group use to effectively evaluate production performance? * (Labor cost + Material Cost + OH) / number of cookies = cost per cookie
• What measures were unnecessary? Why? * Size of cookies before and after. It does not affect the production process and costs, unless the cookies were measured as per their weight.
Product CostDirect Materials Total Cost ($) Cost per Cookie ($)
Flour 2.45 0.02
Egg 0.80 0.01
Butter 3.52 0.03
Granulated sugar 1.29 0.01
Brown sugar 1.29 0.01
Chocolate chips 3.58 0.03
Walnuts 4.92 0.04
Baking soda 0.05 0.00
Vanilla 0.05 0.00
Salt 0.05 0.00
TOTAL 18.00 0.15
Job Cost CardWorkers Number of
WorkersHours per
WorkerWages per Hour per Worker ($) Total Cost ($)
Baker 2 2 6 24
Supervisor 1 2 6 12Marketer 1 1 6 6
Accountant 1 1 6 6
TOTAL 5 6 24 48
Direct Labor
Number of Workers
Hours per Worker
Wages per Hour per Worker ($) Total Cost ($)
Baker 2 2 6 24
TOTAL 2 2 6 24
Job Cost Card
Actual Manufacturing Overhead:* Indirect materials* Indirect labors* Electricity for baking* Water for cleaning up* Baking equipments* Utensils* Cleaning supplies
Job Cost CardTotal Costs ($) Costs per Cookie ($)
Direct Material 18 0.15
Direct Labor 24 0.20
Manufacturing Overhead 36 0.30
TOTAL 78 0.65
Required Comments
• Evaluate the $2 overhead rate for reasonableness.* It is reasonable in real life application, but not in this project.