Chapter 12 (Cost Analysis)
expenses
____ reflect the other costs incurred in operating a business, such as advertising
indirect cost
a ______ is a shared cost tied to several functions or products
none of the above
a company that manufactures lighting fixtures wants to do a marketing cost analysis based on customer (home owner, commercial, and institutional) which of the following is the best example of a general expense?
a brochure describing the features of its livestock
a company that manufactures livestock trailers dog houses, portable utility buildings and carport covers wants to do a marketing cost analysis. which of the following is the best example of a direct cost
false
accounting based costing (abc) identifies the cause and effect relationship between costs and desired organizational outcomes
costs are allocated
alex is struggling with his company's new financial accounting system. he knows the key is to understand how _____ so that true profitability can be determined
true
all sales are achieved at some cost
true
an argument that supports the contribution margin approach is the fact that most marketing phenomena are highly interrelated
false
contribution margin advocates argue that costs should be arbitrarily allocated
true
critical o an assessment of a customers lifetime value is an analysis of the costs associated with doing business with that customer
true
delivery cost for plastic polymer film to shrink wrap yo-yos is an example of a direct cost
products
if they do profitability analysis, companies are most likely to do it for
false
it is relatively simple to conduct a cost or profitability analysis
marketing costs divided by sales
jerry wants to measure marketing productivity. he will focus on
false
marketing costs analysis cannot help managers identify opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of marketing expenditures
true
one reason marketing managers have neglected consideration of costs is that accounting systems were designed to report aggregate effects of the firms operations
true
one reason that a majority of firms do not use the four bases of profitability (products, territories, salespeople and customers) is that most accounting systems are not designed to meet the needs of the marketing manager
false
the cost of renting a warehouse to store component parts for making various sizes of electric generators is an example of a general expense
cost
the term ______ is often restricted to the materials, labor, power, rent and other items used in making the product
lifetime value of the customer
tryoneis attempting to measure the long term value or profitability of his customers. tyrone is measuring
management
which of the following is not one the bases for profitability analysis
marketing cost analysis focuses on the results achieved to determine if the returns justify the expenditures
which of the following statements about marketing cost analysis is true?
results achieved; incurred
while sales analysis focus on ______ , cost analysis looks at the cost ______ in producing those results
true
while sales analysis focuses on the results achieved, cost analysis looks at the costs incurred in producing those results and whether the returns justify the expenditures
the potential for new business
wilton is assessing the lifetime value of his customers. as part of his analysis he will most likely assess