A Company wants to introduce new product. The estimated price of each mobile phone is RO 60. The company requires a profit margin of 20% on sales.  The estimated cost of manufacturing the product is :  Material cost : RO 9.500  Labour Cost : RO 12.750  Other Direct Expenses : RO 7.500  Administrative Costs : RO 5.000  Marketing and Selling expenses : RO 15.000  Calculate the Target Cost of the product and the Target Cost Gap.

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 A Company wants to introduce new product. The estimated price of each mobile phone is RO 60. The company requires a profit margin of 20% on sales.

 The estimated cost of manufacturing the product is :

 Material cost : RO 9.500

 Labour Cost : RO 12.750

 Other Direct Expenses : RO 7.500

 Administrative Costs : RO 5.000

 Marketing and Selling expenses : RO 15.000

 Calculate the Target Cost of the product and the Target Cost Gap.

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