Monroe Clock Company (B)

5 Pages Posted: 21 Oct 2008

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Luann J. Lynch

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

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Abstract

Monroe Clock Company, a producer of electrical timers, is trying to decide how to price a new device by considering the method of overhead allocation and its impact on the cost of the household timer. The B case can be taught independently or in conjunction with the A case (UVA-C-2228), which considers variable versus fixed costs, the relevance of certain costs, and information regarding capacity utilization.

Keywords: cost accounting, cost behavior

Suggested Citation

Lynch, Luann J., Monroe Clock Company (B). UVA-C-2229, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=908109 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.908109

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