Dastan Products makes digital watches. Dastan is preparing a product-life-cycle budget for a new watch, SPR21. Development of new watch is to start shortly. Estimates for SPR21 are as follows:   Life-cycle units manufactured and sold 400,000 Selling price per watch $ 40 Life-cycle costs   R&D and design $ 1,000,000 Manufacturing   Variable cost per watch $ 15 Variable cost per batch $ 600 Watches per batch 500 Fixed costs $ 1,800,000 Marketing   Variable cost per watch $ 3.20 Fixed costs $ 1,000,000 Distribution   Variable cost per batch $ 280 Watches per batch 160 Fixed costs $ 720,000 Customer-service cost per watch $1.50   Calculate the budgeted life-cycle operating income for the new watch What percentage of the budgeted total product life-cycle costs will be incurred by the end of the R&D and design stages? An analysis reveals that 80% of the budgeted total product life-cycle costs of the new watch will be locked in at the R&D and design What are the implications for managing SPR21 costs? Dastan’s Market Department estimates that reducing SPR21’s price by $3 will increase the life-cycle sales by 10%. If unit sales increase by 10%, Dastan plans to increase manufacturing and distribution batch sizes by 10% as Assume that all variable costs per watch, variable costs per batch, and all fixed costs will remain the same. Should Dastan reduce SPR21’s price by $3? Demonstrate your calculations

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Dastan Products makes digital watches. Dastan is preparing a product-life-cycle budget for a new watch, SPR21. Development of new watch is to start shortly. Estimates for SPR21 are as follows:

 

Life-cycle units manufactured and sold

400,000

Selling price per watch

$ 40

Life-cycle costs

 

R&D and design

$ 1,000,000

Manufacturing

 

Variable cost per watch

$ 15

Variable cost per batch

$ 600

Watches per batch

500

Fixed costs

$ 1,800,000

Marketing

 

Variable cost per watch

$ 3.20

Fixed costs

$ 1,000,000

Distribution

 

Variable cost per batch

$ 280

Watches per batch

160

Fixed costs

$ 720,000

Customer-service cost per watch

$1.50

 

  1. Calculate the budgeted life-cycle operating income for the new watch
  2. What percentage of the budgeted total product life-cycle costs will be incurred by the end of the R&D and design stages?
  3. An analysis reveals that 80% of the budgeted total product life-cycle costs of the new watch will be locked in at the R&D and design What are the implications for managing SPR21 costs?
  4. Dastan’s Market Department estimates that reducing SPR21’s price by $3 will increase the life-cycle sales by 10%. If unit sales increase by 10%, Dastan plans to increase manufacturing and distribution batch sizes by 10% as Assume that all variable costs per watch, variable costs per batch, and all fixed costs will remain the same. Should Dastan reduce SPR21’s price by $3? Demonstrate your calculations
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