Analysis Report

Case Study Number 1

The NY Fashion Company

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Prepared by John

July 2006
Table of Contents

Summary of Case Study: 3
Item a: Maximize total contribution margins given the constraints 3
Item b: Sensitivity analysis of solution given 10,000 yards additional acetate. 6
Item c: Income statement 7
Item d: Unit profit using the volume-based costing method. 10
Item e: Unit profit using the activity based costing method. 11
Item f: Financial/economic explanation for the difference between the unit profits 14
Appendix – Case Study #1 A-1

Summary of Case Study:

This case study concerns determination of an optimum product mix solution given a number of resource, demand, and production constraints for a clothing manufacturer. Sensitivity to change in one of the resource constraints is examined. An income statement is developed based on the optimum solution determined. Finally, the unit profit is calculated using both traditional volume based costing and using activity based costing; included is a discussion of the financial and economic reasons for the difference between the two results.

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Item a: Maximize total contribution margins given the constraints

for production, resource, and demand.

The first step was to calculate the unit contribution margin for each potential clothing item by subtracting the direct production costs from the pre-determined sales