One Method of Setting Price Using the Cost-Plus Method Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

One method of setting price using the cost-plus method is to add

• A)a given percentage of marginal cost to marginal cost of production.
• B)a given percentage of fixed cost to total fixed cost.
• C)a given percentage of average total cost to average total cost.
• D)a given percentage of average variable cost to average total cost.

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Definitions:

Bullwhip Effect

A phenomenon in supply chain management where small fluctuations in demand at the retail level cause progressively larger fluctuations in demand at the wholesale, distributor, and manufacturer levels.

Supply Chain

The supply chain is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.

Buffer Inventory

Inventory kept in reserve to protect against unforeseen supply or demand fluctuations.

Supply Chain Inventory

This is the total of all the goods and raw materials held by different companies participating in the supply chain from production to the sale of the final product.