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MCQ Target Costing help

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  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by Avataraitezazshah.
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  • October 22, 2014 at 5:54 pm #205444
    AvatarGrime
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    Hi,

    I’m struggling with how the answer was achieved for this question:

    “X Plc uses target costing and plans to achieve a profit mark up on cost of 35% on all of its products.

    Market research indicates that the achievable selling price for one of its products is $42.00 and the current cost of producing the product is $33.55 per unit.”

    Calculate the cost gap.

    A) $6.25
    B) $2.44
    C) $5.25
    D) $8.45

    I calculated the answer to be $6.25 I simply took the selling price and minus the mark up:
    $42 x 35% = $14.70 Mark up
    42-14.70 = $27.30 Target Cost
    33.55 – 27.30 = $6.25 Cost gap

    However, upon checking the answer it is in fact $2.44.

    Can anyone please assist.

    Thank you,

    October 22, 2014 at 7:48 pm #205469
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    Mark up is a % of cost!

    You have taken it as a % of selling price.

    October 22, 2014 at 8:16 pm #205483
    AvatarGrime
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    Thank you John!

    So:
    42 x 35 / 135 = 10.88* Mark up
    42 – 10.88 = 31.12* Target cost
    33.55 – 31.12 = 2.43* Cost gap

    *rounding

    October 23, 2014 at 1:51 pm #205613
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    That is correct 🙂

    November 1, 2014 at 11:31 am #207087
    Avataraitezazshah
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    LOL i forgt everything by solving this,,,,,,,, 😛

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