The Practice of Setting Price by Increasing the Average Costs

question 38

Multiple Choice

The practice of setting price by increasing the average costs of production by some percentage is referred to as:

• A)average cost pricing.
• B)percentage pricing.
• C)rate-of-return pricing.
• D)markup pricing.

Assess the impact of different costing methods (variable costing and absorption costing) on financial performance.

Recognize the role and calculation of contribution margin in decision making.

Identify the importance of determining cost objects in the costing process.

Grasp the significance and method of estimating the denominator volume for overhead rate computation.

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