Problem:

One of the key issues faced by McGraw is that there is a large gap between his projections for next year, and what the manager's are promising him . His goal is to obtain a 15% increase in the operating income from his division (OM, LR and NP). The managers are projecting a decrease of 5.2% from the current year. In absolute terms there is a gap of $27 MM in the projected divisions operating income.

If McGraw were to keep his A&P budget the same as last years, he would save $32MM over the managers' projections. Therefore, one solution could be to effectively use the strengths of the product lines and the A&P dollars by consolidating his sub-divisions.

Analysis:

Comparing the contributions and costs of the three product lines OM, LR and NP as a percentage of the total division's numbers for the three years can give a detailed picture on the successes and failures of each sub-division, their strengths and weaknesses.

This exercise lets us determine what......

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