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CIMAPRA17-BA2-1 Exam - Topic 1 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRA17-BA2-1 exam
Question #: 45
Topic #: 1
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The forecast costs per unit for a new product are as follows:

The company uses marginal cost plus pricing and all products are required to achieve a 40% margin.

What would be the selling price per unit?

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Alease
4 months ago
Yeah, B feels like the best choice here!
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Herminia
4 months ago
Wait, are we sure about those cost figures?
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Lorrie
4 months ago
I calculated it, and I think it's actually option C.
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Vallie
4 months ago
Definitely going with option B, seems right!
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Lucy
4 months ago
The margin is 40%, so selling price should be higher than cost.
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Denny
5 months ago
I feel confident about the formula, but I might be mixing up the costs per unit. I hope I remember the right figures!
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Josephine
5 months ago
I think the selling price is based on the marginal cost plus the desired margin, but I can't recall how to apply the 40% margin correctly.
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Mickie
5 months ago
This question seems similar to one we practiced where we had to add a margin to the total costs. I think I need to double-check my calculations.
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Ressie
5 months ago
I remember we calculated selling prices using the cost plus margin method in class, but I'm not sure if I got the margin percentage right.
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Leah
5 months ago
This question seems straightforward - RDMA is known to improve communication speed, so I'll go with option A.
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Jacqueline
5 months ago
Okay, let's see. The question mentions that the servers are in the DMZ, so that's an important clue. I'm going to read through the options carefully and try to eliminate the ones that don't make sense.
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Ellsworth
5 months ago
I'm leaning towards D. "Own, Subordinate, and Unassigned" sounds like it would give the Support Manager the broadest access to view cases, which seems like the right approach.
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Eileen
10 months ago
Wait, what? 40% margin? That's a lot of profit! I wonder if the company is planning to dominate the market or something. Anyway, let me work this out... Ah, option B) $46.20 seems legit.
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Staci
9 months ago
That's a good margin for the company. $46.20 it is.
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Dean
9 months ago
Yeah, I agree. Option B) $46.20 looks like the correct answer.
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Lewis
9 months ago
I think the selling price per unit is $46.20.
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Troy
10 months ago
This is a classic pricing strategy question. I just need to remember the formula and plug in the numbers. Piece of cake! I'll go with option C) $45.00. That's my final answer, host.
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Ashlee
9 months ago
I believe the selling price per unit would be $45.00. That's my final answer.
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Ty
9 months ago
So, what do you think the selling price per unit would be?
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Kristian
10 months ago
I think you're on the right track. Remember, the formula is marginal cost plus pricing with a 40% margin.
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Annita
10 months ago
Okay, so the total cost per unit is $33. If we need a 40% margin, that means the selling price should be 140% of the total cost. Time to crunch the numbers! I'm going with option B) $46.20.
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Lawrence
8 months ago
The selling price per unit is $46.20. Good job!
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Rocco
8 months ago
Let's calculate it together to be sure.
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Melinda
9 months ago
I agree, option B) $46.20 seems to be the correct choice.
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Maryanne
9 months ago
I think the selling price per unit should be $46.20.
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Franchesca
9 months ago
Great, let's go with option B) $46.20 as the selling price per unit.
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Paola
9 months ago
So, 140% of $33 is $46.20, option B) seems to be the correct answer.
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Rosina
10 months ago
I agree, let's calculate it to be sure.
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Tran
10 months ago
I think you're right, the selling price should be 140% of the total cost.
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Leatha
11 months ago
Hmm, let's see. If the company uses marginal cost plus pricing and requires a 40% margin, then the selling price should be calculated based on the total cost per unit. This seems to be a straightforward math problem, but I better double-check my work just in case.
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Yuonne
9 months ago
I'm not sure about B) $46.20, I think it might be too high based on the cost per unit and the required margin.
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Felicidad
10 months ago
B) $46.20
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Eleonora
10 months ago
User 2
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Kimi
10 months ago
I think it's A) $37.80 because the selling price needs to cover the total cost per unit plus the 40% margin.
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Reita
10 months ago
A) $37.80
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Florinda
10 months ago
User 1
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Alberta
11 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think I would go with option B as well. It seems to make sense.
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Jennie
11 months ago
I agree with Macy, because that would give us a 40% margin based on the forecast costs.
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Macy
11 months ago
I think the selling price per unit should be $46.20.
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