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Clique Pen Debate, Marketing vs Sales View
(Case page 6-7)

Chen’s calculation of sales and profit increase if consumer-oriented MDF is employed:


5% increase in retail sales - assume 5% increase
2013 Sales in Clique 2014
in 5% increase, sales
Millions estimation
Gross Profit Margin from 187 196.35
36% to 38% 38%
Gross Profit 74.61

McMillan’s calculations of sales and profit decreases if consumer-oriented MDF is employed:


9% sales decrease 2013 Sales in 9% decrease,
Millions 2014 estimation
Gross Profit Margin from 187 170.17
36% to 38% 38%
Gross Profit 64.66

McMillan’s calculation of sales and profit increases if retail-oriented MDF is employed:


Market share increase of .4%

Overall market (Page 3) 5.5 billions 5500000000


2013 Sales 187 millions
2013 Market Share 3.40% 187000000

Market share estimate


with RO MDF  (3.4% +
0.4%) x 5.5 billion 209 millions 209000000
Gross Profit change of +/-
3.5% 35.34% 60.775 or 73.865
Clique Pen Debate, Staples Test
Consumer-Oriented MDF Test at Staples versus Present Pricing with Discount Structure
(Case page 7)

Staples regular retail price and present discount structure from Clique:

Retail selling price 1.97 $


Wholesale price from Clique 0.94 $
Discounts and allowances
Volume discount 0.055
Warehaouse discount 0.03
Stocking allowance 0.015
0.1
Net wholesale price 0.846

Staples normal gross profit 1.12


Staples normal gross profit margin 0.57

Test retail selling price 1.78 $


Wholesale price from Clique 10% off 0.846

Staples gross profit from test pricing 0.934


Staples gross profit margin from test 52.5% 0.5247191011

StapStaples test passing a 10% discount through to the consumer:


less loss of gross profit 10% 0.197
Staple gross profit loss to normal 0.175892857 17%

Clique’s variable cost 0.46


Clique gross profit after 10% discount 0.386
Clique’s sales increase 0.07 7%

If Staples has no unit increase, then Clique has to provide additional discount .12 to .19
Reducing Clique selling price to .85 to .66
Clique gross profit would then be .66 to .46, GPM around 21%

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