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life cycle costing

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › life cycle costing

  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • July 9, 2017 at 12:58 pm #395072
    Avataradarsh1997
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    Hi John!

    Could you explain why the following is not true!

    1. Life cycle costs takes into account all the cost incurred in a product life cycle with the exception of sunk costs incurred on research and development.

    2.Life cycle costs is most useful for product with an even weighting of costs over their life.

    3. By the way, in your lectures when you say “include all the costs”, should committed costs or sunk cost also be included?

    Thanks.

    July 9, 2017 at 2:39 pm #395088
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    We include all costs including sunk costs, which is why the first statement is not true.

    Whether or not the costs are spread evenly over the life is not relevant, which is why the second statement is not true.

    February 8, 2020 at 1:18 pm #561073
    Avatarpremsaikatta
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    Thank you sir now I got clarity..

    February 8, 2020 at 1:39 pm #561074
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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