What are the drivers of manufacturing cost? Of product cost? Discussion issuesIn reviewing Smith's assessments and conclusions, has he proposedthe optimal recommendations? Specifically:1. The UK Manufacturing UK LTD is facing an array of issues thatrequire a sound understanding of cost behaviour, processmanufacturing, and capacity utilization, and market pricingpressures. Identify both internal and external issues that theUKM Senior management must consider their impact on theirplanning for 2023 and beyond?2. There are few reasons in cost calculation that caused the 2023SPX512 product cost to drop by £227 after reflecting the ABCreview and the new costing approach? Did spending decreaseor just shift? List those costs with supporting numbers.3.What are the drivers of manufacturing cost? Of product cost?4. Was it practical or plausible to reduce direct wafer fabricationby 34 per cent or £23m?5. Should Smith have looked at areas other than waferfabrication to identify further cost reductions?6. Why is there still underutilized manufacturing capacity whenthe SPx256 is being manufactured? Is the pricing model in facttoo aggressive?7. What pricing advantages does UKM's competitor, TopTelecommunicating Plc, have, knowing their TT256 has 33 percent more die/wafer than the SPx256? (Assume the samewafer, probe, assembly and test costs and yields as theSPX256)

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In reviewing Smith's assessments and conclusions, has he proposed the optimal recommendations? Specifically: 1. The UK Manufacturing UK LTD is facing an array of issues that require a sound understanding of cost behaviour, process manufacturing, and capacity utilization, and market pricing pressures. Identify both internal and external issues that the UKM Senior management must consider their impact on their planning for 2023 and beyond? 2. There are few reasons in cost calculation that caused the 2023

In reviewing Smith's assessments and conclusions, has he proposed the optimal recommendations? Specifically: 1. The UK Manufacturing UK LTD is facing an array of issues that require a sound understanding of cost behaviour, process manufacturing, and capacity utilization, and market pricing pressures. Identify both internal and external issues that the UKM Senior management must consider their impact on their planning for 2023 and beyond? 2. There are few reasons in cost calculation that caused the 2023

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