Target Costing Involves All of the Following Except

question 19

Multiple Choice

Target costing involves all of the following except:

• A)determine what price customers are willing to pay for a product
• B)subtract all the target margins that supply-chain members want to take off the retail price
• C)arrive at a target cost by deducting target margins from the price customers are willing to pay
• D)target certain business units for cost reductions
• E)design and develop the product so that it meets target cost requirements

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