In calculating the life cycle costs of a product, which of the following items would beexcluded?
(i) Planning and concept design costs
(ii) Preliminary and detailed design costs
(iii) Testing costs(iv) Production costs
(v) Distribution and customer service costs
As part of a process to achieve a target cost, GYE Inc are interviewing prospective customers to determine why they would buy the product and how they would use it.What term best describes this process?
A company manufactures three joint products and one by-product from a single process.
Data for May are as follows.
Opening and closing inventories Nil
Raw materials input $180,000
Conversion costs $50,000
Output Units Sales price $ per unit
Joint product L 3,000 32
M 2,000 42
N 4,000 38
By-product R 1,000 2
By-product sales revenue is credited to the sales account. Joint costs are apportioned on a sales value basis.
What were the full production costs of product M in May (to the nearest $)?
Two products G and H are created from a joint process. G can be sold immediately after split-off. H requires further processing before it is in a saleable condition. There are no opening inventories and no work in progress. The following data are available for last period:
$
Total joint production costs 384,000
Further processing costs (product H) 159,600
Product Selling price Sales Production
per unit Units Units
G $0.84 400,000 412,000
H $1.82 200,000 228.000
Using the physical unit method for apportioning joint production costs, what was the cost value of the closing inventory of product H for last period?
Two products (W and X) are created from a joint process. Both products can be sold immediately after split-off. There are no opening inventories or work in progress. The following information is available for last period:
Total joint production costs $776,160
Product Production units Sales units Selling price per unit
W 12,000 10,000 $10
X 10,000 8,000 $12
Using the sales value method of apportioning joint production costs, what was the value of the closing inventory of product X for last period?
Which of the following statements is not correct?
A product is in the stage of its life cycle which is typified by falling prices but good profit margins due to high sales volumes. What stage is it in?
In what stage of the product life cycle are initial costs of the investment in the product typically recovered?
How is target cost calculated?
Which stage of the product life cycle do the following characteristics refer to?New competitors Customer feedback received New distribution outlets being found Product quality improvements made