New Product Development Is a High-Risk Growth Strategy

question 67

True/False

New product development is a high-risk growth strategy.

Understand the influence of changes in activity level on fixed and variable expenses.

Understand the impact of activity variances on net operating income.

Learn how different types of businesses measure activity (e.g., by wells serviced, client-visits, units produced, tenant-days).

Understand the concept of planning budgets and their adjustments based on actual activity levels.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor Cost

The total cost of labor directly involved in the production of goods, including wages and benefits for the workers on the production line.

Variable Costing

An accounting technique that considers only variable costs - those that vary with production levels - when calculating the cost of producing goods.

Net Operating Income

The earnings a business retains following the subtraction of operational costs, not including interest and taxes.

Net Operating Income

The financial gain a company receives from its essential business operations, prior to the removal of interest and tax costs.