1.
Calculate Company M’s incremental profit or loss from manufacturing the capes and hand bags in conjunction with the dresses.
1.
Explanation of Solution
Incremental Analysis: Incremental analysis refers to the analysis of differential revenue that could be gained or differential cost that could be incurred from the available alternative options of business.
Compute incremental profit:
Figure (1)
Therefore, the incremental profit is $7,585.
Working notes:
(1)Calculate the increase in sale of dress:
(2)Calculate incremental contribution margin for dress:
(3)Calculate incremental contribution margin for capes:
(4) Calculate incremental contribution margin for handbag:
(5)Calculate additional cutting cost:
Note:
(6)Calculate additional material cost:
(7)Calculate lost remnant sales:
Note: 135dresses =
(8)Calculate incremental cutting cost for extra dresses:
2.
Identify the qualitative factors that affect the company’s management in its decision to manufacture caps and handbags to match dresses.
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Explanation of Solution
Qualitative factors that influence the management team of the company for the decision of manufacture matching capes and handbags include the following:
- Accurateness of
forecasted increase in dress sales. - Rivalry from other manufacturers of women’s apparel.
- Accurateness of forecasted product mix.
- Image of a company manufacturing dress in competition with a more extensive supplier of women’s apparel.
- To check if there is enough capacity (facilities, labor, storage, etc.).
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