Question 66

During a Board meeting at a manufacturing company, concerns regarding the analysing of the current inventory management systems and processes are brought up.
Attendees of the meeting have made several claims and suggestions but the managing director admits that he does not know who to believe and so has asked you to let him know which statements of the following statements are TRUE?
Select ALL that apply.
  • Question 67

    S is considering launching a new product.
    The variable costs of manufacturing the product will be $6 per unit.
    The product must be manufactured in batches of 2,000 units. The machine set up cost for each batch will be $4,000.
    Maximum capacity will be 8,000 units each year.
    Market research has shown that the unit selling price will affect the demand for the product as follows.

    Which unit selling price will maximise annual profit?
  • Question 68

    Company D is about to launch an innovative and unique product which may face direct competition within three years. The company needs to achieve a rapid payback on all investments because it has limited access to external finance.
    Which is the most appropriate pricing strategy for company D's new product, and for what reason?
  • Question 69

    An organization has a decentralized structure in which division A supplies division B with an intermediate product for which there is no external market. Division B carries out further processing and then sells the final product on the external market. Due to organizational policy the current transfer pricing basis is variable cost.
    The manager of division A has stated, "The current transfer price is unfair because it does not enable us to recoup our costs".
    The manager of division B has stated, "The current transfer pricing system enables us to quote competitive prices for the finished product".
    The Chief Executive of the organization is considering imposing a transfer pricing policy that uses dual pricing.
    Dual pricing would:
  • Question 70

    An 80% learning curve is expected for a repetitive and complex task.
    Which of the following statements is correct?