Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
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ISBN: 9781305961883
Author: Carl Warren
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.4.2C

Cost-plus and target costing concepts
The following conversation took place between Dean Lancaster, vice president of marketing, and Dina Conaway, controller of Redwood Computer Company:

Dealt: I am really excited about our new computer coming out. 1 think ii will lx* a real market success.
Dina: I'm really glad you think so. I know that our success will In- determined by our price. If our price is too high, our competitors will be the ones with the market success.
Dean: Don't worry about it. We'll just mark our product cost up by 25% and it will all work out. I know we'll make money at those markups. By the way. what does the estimated product com look like?

Dina: Well, there's the rub. The product cost looks as if it's going 10 come in at around $1,000. With a 25% markup, that will give us a selling price of $1,250.
Dean: I see your concern. That's a little high. Our research indicates that computer prices are dropping and that (his type of computer should be selling for around $900 when we release it to the market.
Dina: I'm not sure what to do.
Dean: Let me see if I can help. How much of the $1,000 is fixed cost?
Dina: About $300.
Dean: There you go. The fixed cost is sunk. We don't need to consider it in our pricing decision. If we reduce the product cost by $300, the new price with a 25% markup would be right at $875. Boy, I was really worried for a minute there. 1 knew something wasn't right.

How might target costing be used to help solve this pricing dilemma?

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Chapter 12 Solutions

Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)

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