Excel Manufacturing Is Planning to Make and Sell 5,000 Units

question 38

Essay

Excel Manufacturing is planning to make and sell 5,000 units of its only product, Excel-A. Excel is considering a variety of methods to determine the price of the order. Some key information about Excel follows: Required:
1. Determine the price using the markup of 40% of full manufacturing costs.
2. Determine the price using a 20% markup on life cycle costs.
3. Determine the price assuming a desired 50% gross margin percentage.
4. Determine the price assuming a desired 30% return on life cycle costs.
5. Determine the price assuming a desired 20% return on investment.

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Definitions:

Management

the process of directing, controlling, and coordinating the operations and resources of an organization or project.

Closely Held Corporations

Corporations where a small group of shareholders control the majority of the shares, often involving family ownership or a tight-knit group of investors.

Alien Corporations

Alien Corporations are companies that are incorporated in a foreign country relative to the jurisdiction where they are doing business.

Foreign Corporations

Businesses or companies that are incorporated under the laws of another country or jurisdiction but do businesses within the host country, subject to specific regulations and possibly different treatment under the law.