Use a Modern Software Tool to Perform Statistical Calculations -Calculate the Total Number of Units Sold During the Full

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use a modern software tool to perform statistical calculations.
Use the table below to answer the following question(s) .
Fiberia Accessories, a clothing retailer, is planning to introduce a new line of sweaters as part of the winter collection for $65 with an inventory of 1500. The main selling season is 60 days between November and December. The store then sells the remaining units in a clearance sale at 65 percent discount. Out of the 60 main retail days, Fiberia sells the sweaters at full retail price for only 45 days, while giving a discount of 25 percent for the remaining 15 days. The demand functions a, and b are given as 79.5 and 1.1 respectively. $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\text { Marked Down Pricing Model for } \\\text { Fiberia Accessories's new sweater} \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Data } & \\\hline \text { Retail Price } & \\\hline \text { Inventory } & \$ 65 \\\hline \text { Selling Season (days) } & 1500 \\\hline \text { Days at Full Retail } & 60 \\\hline \text { Intermediate Markdown } & 45 \\\hline \text { Clearance Markdown } & 25 \text { percent } \\\hline \text { Demand Function } & 65 \text { percent } \\\hline \text { A } & \\\hline \text { B } & 79.5 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Calculate the total number of units sold during the full retail sales period.

• A) 33.33
• B) 520
• C) 187.5
• D) 360

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

A system in accounting that considers solely the changing costs associated with production (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the calculation of product prices.

Net Operating Income

Net Operating Income, often abbreviated as NOI, is a financial metric that calculates a company’s profit after subtracting operating expenses excluding taxes and interest.

Absorption Costing

Absorption costing is an accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) in the cost of a product.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (both variable and fixed) in the cost of a product.