Case Name :      Anwar Aluminum Works

Authors :           Elizabeth M.A. Grasby, Amy Shuh

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            W14623

Discipline :        Accounting

Case Length :    06 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

The plant manager of an aluminum alloy production plant is faced with capacity constraints and must determine which of two new speciality orders to take on. Both orders cannot be filled simultaneously.Students are asked to: (1) perform an industry size-up of the global metals industry and its subset, the aluminum industry; (2) perform a business size-up of the company’s current operations; (3) determine the pros and cons of accepting each customer order; (4) calculate the projected contribution margin rates for each product order; (5) analyze, using differential analysis, each customer order and (5) make a decision as to which order to accept.