Conduct research on a U.S. manufacturing company that produces two (2) or more products. Write a page paper in which you:

1. Describe the company researched, indicating the primary products manufactured.

2. Examine the effect of changes in the variable cost / fixed cost structure of the company on cost- volume analysis decisions by managers.

3. Analyze the current cost system used by the company to determine manufacturing costs examine the benefits of using an activity-based cost system over the traditional system for management decisions.