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13 December, 19:00

Hyacinth Company is designing an all-in-one grill and cooler aimed at sports fans. The company believes that the product can be sold for $250. Hyacinth requires a 20% profit on new products. What is the target cost of the all-in-one grill and cooler?

a. $122

b. $251

c. $145

d. $200

e. $180

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  1. 13 December, 19:53
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    d. $200

    Explanation:

    The cost which is calculated by the firm using competitive market price after deducting desired markup. This approach is used to calculate best cost that a company should adopt to be competitive in the market.

    As we know the 20% markup is calculated using Selling price which ius 100%. target cost is the net of Selling price and profit

    Target Cost = Selling Price - Profit = $250 - ($250 x 20%) = $250 - $50 = $200
  2. 13 December, 22:23
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    Answer: d. $200

    Explanation:

    Hyacinth Company believes they can sell the new Grill and Cooler for $250. They however require a profit rate of 20%.

    So the question is how much cost would be ideal.

    We can denote that as (1 - 20%)

    Calculating that would look somewhat like,

    x = 250 (1 - 0.2)

    = $200

    $200 is the Target cost.

    x =
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