Aguilar Company Is a Price-Taker and Uses Target Pricing

question 43

Multiple Choice

Aguilar Company is a price-taker and uses target pricing.Refer to the following information:

With the current cost structure,Aguilar cannot achieve its profit goals.It will have to reduce either the fixed costs or the variable costs.Assuming that fixed costs cannot be reduced,what are the target variable costs per unit per year? Assume all units produced are sold.(Round your answer to the nearest cent. )

• A)$4.50
• B)$10.00
• C)$17.55
• D)$20.00

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Definitions:

Quantity Supplied

Quantity supplied refers to the total amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a specific time period.

Price Ceiling

A legal maximum price that can be charged for a good or service, set by government regulation.

Rationing Process

A system of allocating goods and services when demand exceeds supply, often through mechanisms other than price.

Market Price

The price at which a good or service is bought and sold in a marketplace, determined by the supply and demand dynamics of that market.