Mallard Corporation Uses the Product Cost Concept of Product Pricing

question 92

Multiple Choice

Mallard Corporation uses the product cost concept of product pricing. Below is cost information for the production and sale of 45,000 units of its sole product. Mallard desires a profit equal to a 12% rate of return on invested assets of $800,000. The dollar amount of desired profit from the production and sale of the company's product is

• A) $105,840
• B) $225,000
• C) $96,000
• D) $220,500

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow analysis to calculate the present value of future cash flows.

Salvage Value

The estimated residual value of an asset after it has reached the end of its useful life.

Overhaul Costs

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Screening Decisions

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