As the Newest Member of the Marketing Department, Your Immediate

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Essay

As the newest member of the marketing department, your immediate boss asks you to comment on the company's proposal to add two new shoes to the company's middle-of-the-road pricing and product-line strategies. The first pair will retail for $ 40.00 and has as its target market the "bargain" shopper. The second pair will retail for $ 200.00 and is targeted at the "sophisticated shopper." In relation to product-line strategy, what is the company trying to accomplish with these two new items?

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Definitions:

Profit And Loss Statement

A financial statement that summarizes the revenues, costs, and expenses incurred during a specified period, usually a fiscal quarter or year.

Cost Volume Profit Analysis

A managerial accounting technique used to analyze how changes in cost and volume affect a company's operating income and net income.

Unit Variable Costs

The costs that vary directly with the volume of production, such as materials and labor, on a per-unit basis.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities they require, focusing on the cost causation.