bus315 Assignment 2: Price Analysis for the Navigation System

In order to complete this assignment, refer to the scenario from Assignment 1, as well as to the scenarios and readings from previous weeks.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Defend your cost classification to the US government.
2. Determine reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.
3. Predict the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal. Justify your response.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the various cost classifications, the different allocation bases, and the application of cost-accounting standards.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in cost and price analysis.
• Write clearly and concisely about cost and price analysis using proper writing mechanics.
• Points: 150

  Assignment 2: Price Analysis for the Navigation System

  Criteria

  UnacceptableBelow 60% F

  Meets Minimum Expectations60-69% D

  Fair70-79% C

  Proficient80-89% B

  Exemplary90-100% A

  1. Analyze your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Defend your cost classification to the US government. Weight: 25%

  Did not submit or incompletely analyze your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Did not submit or incompletely defend your cost classification to the US government.

  Insufficiently analyzed your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Insufficiently defended your cost classification to the US government.

   Partially analyzed your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Partially defended your cost classification to the US government.

  Satisfactorily analyzed your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Satisfactorily defended your cost classification to the US government.

  Thoroughly analyzed your company’s cost classification for pricing of the navigation system. Thoroughly defended your cost classification to the US government.

  2. Determine reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete. Weight: 35%

  Did not submit or incompletely determine reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.

  Insufficiently determined reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.

   Partially determined reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.

  Satisfactorily determined reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.

  Thoroughly determined reasonable, allowable, allocable, variable, fixed & semi-variable costs for your company after the initial startup phase is complete.

  3. Predict the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal. Justify your response. Weight: 25%

  Did not submit or incompletely predict the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal.

  Insufficiently predicted the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal.

   Partially predicted the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal.

  Satisfactorily predicted the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal.

  Thoroughly predicted the method for performing price analysis that the US government will want from your new company and VectorCal.

  4. 3 References Weight: 5%

  No references provided

  Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

  Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

  Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

  Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

  5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%

  More than 8 errors present

  7-8 errors present

  5-6 errors present

  3-4 errors present

  0-2 errors present