8. Instant Image Inc. manufactures color laser printers. ModelJ20 presently sells for $455 and has a product cost of $218,as follows:Cost DriverDollar AmountDirect materials$165Direct labor35Factory overhead18Total218It is estimated that the competitive selling price for color laserprinters of this type will drop to $400 next year. Instant Imagehas established a target cost to maintain its historical markuppercentage on product cost. Engineers have provided thefollowing cost-reduction ideas:i. Purchase a plastic printer cover with snap-on assembly,rather than with screws. This will reduce the amount ofdirect labor by 15 minutes per unit.ii. Add an inspection step that will add six minutes per unit ofdirect labor but reduce the materials cost by $20 per unit.iii. Decrease the cycle time of the injection molding machinefrom four minutes to three minutes per part. Forty percentof the direct labor and 48% of the factory overhead arerelated to running injection molding machines.The direct labor rate is $32 per hour.a. Determine the target cost for Model J20, assuming that thehistorical markup on product cost and selling price aremaintained.b. Determine the required cost reduction.c. Evaluate the three engineering improvements together todetermine if the required cost reduction (drift) can beachieved.

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a. Determine the target cost for Model J20, assuming that the historical markup on product cost and selling price are maintained. b. Determine the required cost reduction. c. Evaluate the three engineering improvements together to determine if the required cost reduction (drift) can be achieved.

a. Determine the target cost for Model J20, assuming that the historical markup on product cost and selling price are maintained. b. Determine the required cost reduction. c. Evaluate the three engineering improvements together to determine if the required cost reduction (drift) can be achieved.

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Chapter11: Differential Analysis And Product Pricing

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