Answer: The correct answer is "C. Cash cow".
Explanation: According to the BCG matrix, this SBU would be categorized as a Cash cow, because cow products are also known as cash generators are those that generate a lot of liquidity and require relatively few investments. We would therefore be talking about products that are already consolidated in a market with little growth.
The objective is to maintain the competitive situation of these products because they are the ones that generate money for us to subsequently invest in others.
Answer:
POAR= 170% of the direct material cost.
Explanation:
Explanation:
The predetermined overhead absorption rate (POAR: The overhead absorption is a rate which is used to charge overheads to production units. Note that this rate is computed using estimated figures
The rate is computed as follows:
Predetermined overhead absorption rate
POAR
= (Budgeted overhead for the period/Budgeted direct material cost)× 100
= $680,000/400,00 × 100
= 170% of the direct material cost.
A. contractionary hope this helps <3
Answer:
B, penetration pricing
Explanation:
Penetration pricing is a pricing strategy in which a manufacturer sets the price of its product low for a start so as to have a wide reach and acceptability in the market.
This pricing strategy is meant to make customers ditch their usual product for the new product, thereby having the new product attracting customers to itself.
Ultimately, penetration pricing increases market share of the new product manufacturer as it gains a lot of customers within the shortest possible time.
Penetration helps to discourage new product entrance into the market thus giving the product a large/high stock turnover throughout the product's distribution channel.
In the above question, Frito lay introduced its chips at a low price of 69cents for a period of time (first few months, say 3 or 4 months for example) in order to gain market share quickly.
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