Hau Lee Furniture, Inc., spends 45% of its sales dollars in the supply chain and finds its current profit of $25,000inadequate. The bank is insisting on an improved profit picture prior to approval of a loan for some new equipment. Hauwould like to improve the profit line to $30,000 so he can obtain the bank's approval for the loan.SalesCost of materialProduction costsFixed costProfitCurrent Situation$100,000$45,000 (45%)$20,000 (20%)$10,000 (10%)$25,000 (25%)a) What percentage improvement is needed in the supply chain strategy for profit to improve to $30,000? What is thecost of material with a $30,000 profit?A decrease of % in material (supply-chain) costs is required to yield a profit of $30,000, for a new material cost of$ (Enter your response for the percentage decrease to one decimal place and enter your response for the newmaterial cost as a whole number.)

First to identify the given data, the sales is $100,000, the given cost of material is 45% of sales…

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