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TMG Produces and Sells Yachts for Wealthy Customers Assume That All the Preceding Costs Are Avoidable

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TMG produces and sells yachts for wealthy customers. TMG's accountants produced the data shown below as a basis for client negotiations for the coming year:  Big Winner Sport Star CEO  Basic yacht $600$600$600 Customisation costs 300500200 Marketing costs 100400300 Total costs $1,000$$1,500$1,100\begin{array}{lccc}&\underline{\text { Big Winner}}&\underline{\text { Sport Star }} &\underline{\text {CEO }}\\\text { Basic yacht } & \$ 600 & \$ 600 & \$ 600 \\\text { Customisation costs } & 300 & 500 & 200 \\\text { Marketing costs } &\underline{ 100 }&\underline{ 400} & \underline{300 }\\\quad \text { Total costs } &\underline{ \$ 1,000} & \$ \underline{\$ 1,500}&\underline{ \$ 1,100 }\end{array}

Assume that all the preceding costs are avoidable. The company will incur an additional $800 in unavoidable costs during the coming year. TMG's managers want to achieve a profit margin of 80% based on total costs. Suppose TMG allocates unavoidable corporate costs based on total avoidable costs. The selling price of Sport Star's yacht will be:


A) $3,300
B) $1,467
C) $1,833
D) $2,200

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