A Firm Is Doing a Marketing Cost Analysis Involving Two

question 42

Multiple Choice

A firm is doing a marketing cost analysis involving two products, three target markets, and $6 million in advertising costs. The firm should:

• A) allocate $2 million of the advertising costs to each target market.
• B) allocate these costs to general overhead.
• C) determine the purpose of the advertising and allocate costs to products and target markets accordingly.
• D) allocate these costs to each product and target market on the basis of their percentage of total sales.
• E) allocate $3 million of the advertising costs to each product.

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