Homework - 1 BCAC 423ATR
Homework - 1 BCAC 423ATR
Total Marks : 10
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Question 1: 5 marks CLO 2.2
Part 1.1: True - False Statements (2.0 Marks)
9-Classify each cost item into one of the business functions of the value chain, either (1)
R&D, (2) design, (3) production, (4) marketing, (5) distribution, or (6) customer service.
Item:
a. cost of samples mailed to promote sales of a new product
b. labor cost of workers in the manufacturing plant
c. bonus paid to a person with a 90% satisfaction rating in handling customers with
complaints
d. transportation costs for shipping products to retail outlets
Answer:
a. (4) marketing
b. (3) production
c. (6) customer service
d. (5) distribution
43) Classify each cost item of Ripon Printers given below into one of the business functions of the
value
chain, either (1) R&D, (2) design of products and processes, (3) production, (4) marketing (including
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sales), (5) distribution, or (6) customer service.
10- Classify each cost item of Ripon Printers given below into one of the business functions of
the value chain, either (1) R&D, (2) design of products and processes, (3) production, (4)
marketing (including sales), (5) distribution, or (6) customer service.
Item:
a. cost of customer order forms
b. cost of paper used in manufacture of books
c. cost of paper used in packing cartons to ship books
d. cost of paper used in display at national trade show
e. depreciation of trucks used to transport books to college bookstores
f. cost of the wood used to manufacture paper
g. salary of the scientists attempting to find another source of printing ink
h. cost of designing the book size so that a standard-sized box is filled to capacity
Answer:
a. (4) marketing (including sales)
b. (3) production
c. (5) distribution
d. (4) marketing (including sales)
e. (5) distribution
f. (3) production
g. (1) research and development
h. (2) design of products and processes
9- Furniture, Inc., sells lamps for $30. The unit variable cost per lamp is $22. Fixed costs total
$9,600.
Required:
a. What is the contribution margin per lamp?
b. What is the breakeven point in lamps?
c. How many lamps must be sold to earn a pretax income of $8,000?
d. What is the margin of safety, assuming 1,500 lamps are sold?
Answer:
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2-) Craylon Manufacturing Company produces two products, X and Y. The following
information is presented for both products:
X Y
Selling price per unit $40 $25
Variable cost per unit 25 15
Required:
a. Calculate the contribution margin for each product.
b. Calculate breakeven point in units of both X and Y if the sales mix is 3 units of X for every
unit of Y.
c. Calculate breakeven volume in total dollars if the sales mix is 2 units of X for every 3 units
of Y.
Answer: