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Sergio [31]
3 years ago
11

When defining a strategy for your business, how can competitor analysis help you establish a USP

Business
1 answer:
almond37 [142]3 years ago
6 0

USP stands for Unique Selling Proposition . It is the factor or consideration presented by a seller as the reason that one product or service is different from and better than that of the competition.When defining a strategy for your business, there are several ways how a competitor analysis can help you establish a USP :

- you can ask a few of the customers after they leave the premises what they like and dislike about the competitors' products and services.

- If your competition is beating you on pricing because they are larger, you have to find another sales feature

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Answer:

a. Schedule of cost of goods manufactured for October 2017.

Raw materials costs  ($264,000  + $18,000 - $29,000)   $253,000

Direct labor costs                                                                 $190,000

Depreciation on factory equipment                                      $31,000

Indirect labor cost                                                                  $28,000

Rent on factory facilities                                                        $60,000

Utilities expense $12,000  × 75%                                            $9,000

Insurance expense $8,000 × 60%                                         $4,800

Add Opening Work in process Inventory                            $20,000

Less Closing Work in process Inventory                             ($14,000)

Cost of goods manufactured                                               $581,800

b. Income statement for October 2017.

Sales Revenue                                                                     $780,000

Less Cost of Goods Sold :

Opening Finished goods Inventory                $30,000

Add Cost of goods manufactured                 $581,800

Less Closing Finished goods Inventory        ($50,000)   ($561,800)

Gross Profit                                                                           $218,200

Less Expenses :

Advertising expense                                        $90,000

Selling and administrative salaries                  $75,000

Depreciation on sales equipment                   $45,000

Utilities expense 12,000  × 25 %                        $3,000

Insurance expense 8,000 × 40 %                      $3,200   ($216,200)

Net Profit / Loss                                                                       $2,000

Explanation:

First, Prepare the cost of goods manufactured for October 2017 and include the amount in the calculation of cost of goods sold.

In the cost of goods manufactured schedule, include only the costs that are factory related.

Then, Prepare the income statement for October 2017, making sure to adjust the Utilities and Insurance expenses appropriately.

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Which of the following characterize a manager as being efficient?
MissTica

Explanation:

They use a minimum amount of resources for the amount of outputs produced.

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Choose the best closing for a message requesting the receiver's support for a proposed change in a benefits plan.
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Answer:

c. Contacting me by December 1 about your support of this new benefits plan will allow me to present this proposal at the next strategic planning session.

Explanation:

The closing for a request should indicate a deadline for receiver, which can help to engage receiver in sender’s process.

Even though in this scenario, the sender is requesting for a support which might be not receiver’s responsibility to accept the benefit plan, but the sender can smartly appreciate the receiver if he can have the support by December 1.

I suppose with this closing in an email, receiver will put this mail in his working calendar or prioritized list if he really care and want to support this plan.

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Answer:

Please see below the journal entries of Ayayai Corporation for the year ending 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Explanation:

Ayayai Corporation

Journal Entries

For the Year ending 2016

Debit: Research & Development Expense $144,000

Credit: Cash $144,000

To record research and development expense.

Debit: Patent $17,400

Credit: Cash $17,400

To record legal cost relating to Patent.

Debit: Amortization Expense $435

Credit: Patent $435

To record amortization expense for the pro rated year.

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Journal Entries

For the Year ending 2017

Debit: Amortization Expense $1,740

Credit: Patent $1,740

To record amortization expense for year.

<em>AMORTIZATION EXPENSE CALCULATION:</em>

Legal Cost = $17,400

Useful Life = 10 Years

Amortization Expense = Legal Cost / Useful Life

Amortization Expense = $17,400 / 10

Amortization Expense = $1,740 per year

But since in 2016 the patent was obtained on October 1, so Ayayai Corporation will have to pro rate the Amortization Expense in 2016 as below:

Amortization Expense = Annual Amortization Expense x No. of months / Total no. of months

Since patent was obtained in October so the No. of months is '3'

Amortization Expense = $1,740 x 3 / 12

Amortization Expense = $435

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