A 3M Researcher Worked with University Students to Develop the Post-It®Flag

question 202

Multiple Choice

A 3M researcher worked with university students to develop the Post-it®Flag Highlighter. When his team evaluated the technical feasibility of the proposed design and determined whether the idea met the firm's objectives set earlier, at which stage of the new-product development process was this product?

• A) idea generation
• B) screening and evaluation
• C) business analysis
• D) new-product strategy development
• E) concept testing

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Definitions:

Actual Overhead Costs

The real expenses incurred for overhead in a specific period, as opposed to budgeted or estimated costs.

Job Costing System

An accounting methodology used for assigning manufacturing costs to individual units or projects, tracking expenses accurately for each job.

Allocation Bases

Criteria or standards used to distribute overhead costs among various cost objects, based on factors like time, machine hours, or labor costs.

Overhead Resources

Expenses related to the business operations that are not directly tied to a specific product or service, such as utilities, rent, and administrative salaries.