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Target Costing

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  • October 5, 2020 at 9:37 pm #587422
    Carmen
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    The following information has been collected about a new Product B.
    Product B expected selling price per unit $15
    Target profit 25% on cost
    Current cost $12.60 per unit
    What is the target cost gap for Product B?
    A. $0.60
    B. $0.90
    C. $1.35
    D. $2.40

    Target profit (25% of cost = 20% of selling price)- I dont understand this bit- where are they getting the 20%?
    = $3
    Target cost: = $15 – $3
    = $12
    Cost gap = $12.60 – $12
    = $0.60

    October 6, 2020 at 9:23 am #587444
    John Moffat
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    The profit is 25% of cost.

    So for every $100 cost, the profit will be $25 and therefore the selling price will be $125.

    Putting it the other way round, for every $125 selling price the profit will be $25.

    So the profit will be 25/125 of the selling price (which is 20%).

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