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Amit Dharkar - MBA8007 - Case Analysis Exercise
Amit Dharkar - MBA8007 - Case Analysis Exercise
Contribution per Unit (Selling Price per Shirt - Variable Cost per Shirt)
Average manufacturer selling price per shirt $ 17.87 Exhibit 4, singles
Less: Average cost of goods sold $ (10.82) Exhibit 4, singles
Less: Invoice Allowance (5% of MSP) $ (0.89) Case, p. 6, paragraph 3
Less: Advertising Allowance (10% of MSP, 20% qualify) $ (0.04) Case, p. 6, paragraph 3
Less: Royalty Payments (5% of MSP less allowances) $ (0.89) Exhibit 3, paragraph 2
Contribution per shirt $ 5.22
Source of data
1 Unit sales - Razors Exhibit 7
2 Dollar sales - Razors (1) * manuf price (Exhibit 7)
3 Unit sales - Cartridges Exhibit 7
4 Dollar sales - Cartridges (3) * manuf price (Exhibit 7)
5 Total dollar sales (2) + (4)
(a) Cannibalization cost = % cannibalization from Avail and Pro (5th paragraph in case under Positioning heading) *
where the contribution per unit average for Avail and Pro is $1.76 for razors and $2.80 for cartridges (case footno
Assumes cannibalization of 35% for Niche, 60% for Mainstream
ainstream Scenarios ($ in Millions)
Niche Mainstream
Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2
1000000.0 1500000 3300000 4000000
$ 9,090,000.00 $ 13,635,000.00 $ 25,839,000.00 $ 31,320,000.00
4000000.0 10000000 9900000 21900000
$ 29,400,000.00 $ 73,500,000.00 $ 61,578,000.00 $ 136,218,000.00
$ 38,490,000.00 $ 87,135,000.00 $ 87,417,000.00 $ 167,538,000.00