(ii) Suppose that 80% of the R&D and selling expenses are traceable to Zderm. Prepare life-cycle income statements for each product. What does this indicate about the importance of accurate life-cycle costing?

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(ii) Suppose that 80% of the R&D and selling expenses are traceable to Zderm. Prepare life-cycle income statements for each product. What does this indicate about the importance of accurate life-cycle costing? 

Jim Salters, the CO0 of CryoDerm, has asked his cost management team for a product-line profitability
analysis for his firm's two products, Zderm and Bderm. The two skin care products require a large
amount of research and development and advertising. After receiving the following statement from
CryoDerm's costing team, Jim concludes that Zderm is the more profitable product and that perhaps
cost-cutting measures should be applied to Bderm.
Total
$5,000,000
($1,900,000) ($1,600,000) ($3,500,000)
$1,500,000
(900,000)
(100,000)
$ 500,000
Bderm
$2,000,000
Zderm
Sales
$3,000,000
Cost of Goods Sold
Gross Profit
$1,100,000
$ 400,000
R&D
Selling expenses
Profit before taxes
Transcribed Image Text:Jim Salters, the CO0 of CryoDerm, has asked his cost management team for a product-line profitability analysis for his firm's two products, Zderm and Bderm. The two skin care products require a large amount of research and development and advertising. After receiving the following statement from CryoDerm's costing team, Jim concludes that Zderm is the more profitable product and that perhaps cost-cutting measures should be applied to Bderm. Total $5,000,000 ($1,900,000) ($1,600,000) ($3,500,000) $1,500,000 (900,000) (100,000) $ 500,000 Bderm $2,000,000 Zderm Sales $3,000,000 Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit $1,100,000 $ 400,000 R&D Selling expenses Profit before taxes
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