Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 123

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .
Following a strategy of product differentiation, Barry Company makes an XX 300. Barry Company presents the following data for the years 1 and 2.
Barry Company produces no defective units but it wants to reduce direct materials usage per unit of XX 300 in year 2. Manufacturing conversion costs in each year depend on production capacity defined in terms of XX 300 units that can be produced. Selling and customer-service costs depend on the number of customers that the customer and service functions are designed to support. Neither conversion costs or customer-service costs are affected by changes in actual volume. Barry Company has 23 customers in year 1 and 25 customers in year 2. The industry market size for high-end appliances increased 5% from year 1 to year 2.
-What is the revenue effect of growth component?

• A) $92,000 favourable
• B) $92,000 unfavourable
• C) $80,000 unfavourable
• D) $162,000 favourable
• E) $80,000 favourable

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Definitions:

Salience of Prices

The degree to which the price of a good or service stands out to consumers and influences their purchasing decisions.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they actually do pay.

Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person consumes more of a product, the satisfaction (utility) gained from consuming each additional unit decreases.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

is an economic principle stating that as a person increases consumption of a product, there is a decline in the additional satisfaction (utility) that person gains from consuming one more unit of the product.