The reasons for using the variable-cost approach include all of the following except this approach provides the most defensible bases for justifying prices to all interested parties. avoids arbitrary allocation of common fixed costs to individual product lines. provides the type of data managers need for pricing special orders. is more consistent with cost-volume-profit analysis.

The reasons for using the variable-cost approach include all of the following except

this approach provides the most defensible bases for justifying prices to all interested parties.

Explanation:

This is not part of the reasons for using the variable-cost approach.  But options b, c, and d are certainly the reasons why the variable-cost approach is used.  The variable-cost approach provides a differential analysis for decision-making.  It assigns overhead costs to the period in which they are incurred, while other variable costs are assigned to the merchandise produced within that period.  Thus, by excluding fixed manufacturing overhead cost, only the direct costs associated with production are used in accounting for the product's costs.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

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