The Management of Bullinger Corporation Would Like to Investigate the Possibility

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The management of Bullinger Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity. The company's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work. In this example, the allocation base is machine-hours and the estimated amount of the allocation base for the upcoming year is 9,000 machine-hours. Capacity is 12,000 machine-hours and the actual level of activity for the year is assumed to be 7,700 machine-hours. All of the manufacturing overhead is fixed and both the estimated amount at the beginning of the year and the actual amount at the end of the year are assumed to be $11,880 per year. For simplicity, it is assumed that this is the estimated manufacturing overhead for the year as well as the manufacturing overhead at capacity. It is further assumed that this is also the actual amount of manufacturing overhead for the year.If the company bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated amount of the allocation base for the upcoming year, then the predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

• A) $1.32 per machine-hour
• B) $1.49 per machine-hour
• C) $0.99 per machine-hour
• D) $1.54 per machine-hour

Appreciate the importance of labor and material costs in the pricing and profitability analysis.

Describe strategic pricing methods such as skimming and penetration pricing.

Understand the influence of market forces and competition on pricing decisions.

Understand the factors influencing product mix decisions and their impact on management strategy.

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Definitions:

Supply

The total amount of a specific good or service available to consumers at a given price level.

Input Market

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Demand Curve

A graph showing how the demand for a commodity or service varies with changes in its price.

Individual Producer

Describes a single entity or person that creates goods or services, typically operating within a larger market framework.