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Willie Seal, University of Essex, UK
Ray Garrison, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
Eric Noreen, INSEAD, France

Pricing, target costing and intra-company transfers

Self-test Questions



1

Which of the following statements is untrue?
(Learning Objective 1 Ch 16)
A)Product demand is elastic if a change in price has a big effect on the quantity of units sold
B)Bargain basement products usually have inelastic demand
C)The price elasticity of demand measures the degree to which unit sales are affected by a change in price
D)Product demand is in-elastic if it has a small effect on the quantity of units sold
2

The formula for the price elasticity of demand can be said to be as follows:

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If the price of a product “U” decreases by 20%, then the number of units sold will increase by 40%. The price elasticity of demand for U is therefore:
(Learning Objective 1 Ch 16)
A)1.51
B)2.29
C)– 1.51
D)12.29
3

The profit maximising formula using variable cost and under certain conditions is:

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The price elasticity of demand for product E is 1.2 The variable cost of making the product is £10 The profit maximising price would be:
(Learning Objective 1 Ch 16)
A)75%
B)133 1/3%
C)33 1/3%
D)25%
4

Product Q has the following details: Materials £6 per unit Labour £4 per unit Overheads £10,000. These are absorbed on a units Budgeted production 2,000 units Markup Percentage 20% Using the Absorption Costing approach, the price is:
(Learning Objective 2 Ch 16)
A)£8
B)£18
C)£12
D)£2
5

Product L has the following details: Price £20. Absorption cost is £15. The markup percentage is:
(Learning Objective 3 Ch 16)
A)75%
B)133 1/3%
C)33 1/3%
D)25%
6

The Target Cost for a product is:
(Learning Objective 4 Ch 16)
A)Variable Cost + Target Percentage
B)Absorption Cost + Target Percentage
C)Anticipated Cost + Target Percentage
D)Anticipated Selling Price – desired profit
7

Q7 The following details relate to a proposed new product “V” Price £30 (based on competitors prices) Number to be sold at this price 100,000 units Investment required £3,000,000 ROI required 20% The target cost required for product “V” is:
(Learning Objective 4 Ch 16)
A)£24
B)£20
C)£15
D)£30
8

A company uses time and material pricing. One of the following is not an element of the time component rate of labour
(Learning Objective 5 Ch 16)
A)National Insurance costs of an employee
B)Costs of material used
C)Profit allowance
D)Allowance for time doing admin tasks
9

One of the following is not a true statement regarding Transfer Pricing
(Learning Objective 6 Ch 16)
A)An Absorption Cost basis doesn’t provide an incentive to control costs
B)A Variable Cost basis doesn’t take into account fixed costs
C)Market pricing sometimes produces misleading ideas about the true cost of a product
D)When a manager doesn’t have an alternative market for goods then a negotiated transfer price is best.