Mountainburg industries has developed two new products but has only enough plant capacity to introduce one product during the current year.
the following data will assist management in deciding which product should be selected. mountainburg's fixed overhead includes rent and utilities, equipment depreciation, and supervisory salaries.

selling and administrative expenses are not allocated to individual products. =direct materials -product l=$44, product w=$36.
machining labor ($12/hour -product l=$18, product w=15.
assembly labor ($10/hour) -product l=$30, product w= 10.
variable overhead ($8/hour) -product l=$36, product w=18.
fixed overhead ($4/hour) - product l=$18, product w=9.
total manufacturing cost -product l=$146, product w=$88.
estimated selling price per unit -product l=$170, product w= $100.
actual research and development costs-product l=$240,000, product w=$175,000.
estimated advertising costs - product l=$500,000, product w=$350,000.

the advertising costs for the product selected by mountainburg will be:

a) conversion costs.
b) opportunity costs.
c) prime costs.
d) period costs.

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

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