
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.42P
CVP, sensitivity analysis. The Derby Shoe Company produces its famous shoe, the Divine Loafer, that sells for $70 per pair. Operating income for 2017 is as follows:
Sales revenue ($70 per pair) | $350,000 |
Variable cost ($30 per pair) | 150,000 |
Contribution margin | 200,000 |
Fixed cost | 100,000 |
Operating income | $100,000 |
Derby Shoe Company would like to increase its profitability over the next year by at least 25%. To do so, the company is considering the following options:
- 1. Replace a portion of its variable labor with an automated machining process. This would result in a 20% decrease in variable cost per unit but a 15% increase in fixed costs. Sales would remain the same.
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- 2. Spend $25,000 on a new advertising campaign, which would increase sales by 10%.
- 3. Increase both selling price by $10 per unit and variable costs by $8 per unit by using a higher-quality leather material in the production of its shoes. The higher-priced shoe would cause demand to drop by approximately 20%.
- 4. Add a second manufacturing facility that would double Derby’s fixed costs but would increase sales by 60%.
Evaluate each of the alternatives considered by Derby Shoes. Do any of the options meet or exceed Derby’s targeted increase in income of 25%? What should Derby do?
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Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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