Product Pricing Recommendation

4/17/2020 Product Pricing Recommendation Scoring Guide

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Product Pricing Recommendation Scoring Guide

CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED

Explain why some production costs are variable and some are fixed.

Does not explain why some production costs are variable and some are fixed.

Identifies fixed and variable production costs but does not explain why they are so.

Explains why some production costs are variable and some are fixed.

Explains why some production costs are variable and some are fixed and provides examples.

Analyze the benefit of recalculating the cost of pickle production.

Does not analyze how the production cost can be recalculated.

Explains that the production cost can be recalculated but does not explain the benefits.

Analyzes the benefit of recalculating the cost of pickle production.

Analyzes the benefit of recalculating the cost of pickle production and includes examples of benefits to the company.

Analyze how financial accounting of production cost differs from managerial accounting of production cost.

Does not analyze how financial accounting of production cost differs from managerial accounting of production cost.

Explains the difference between managerial and financial accounting but does not analyze the difference it would make in the production cost of pickles.

Analyzes how financial accounting of production cost differs from managerial accounting of production cost.

Analyzes, in detail, how financial accounting of production cost differs from managerial accounting of production cost and provides examples illustrating the differences in taxes and profits.

Recommend a plan of action to management.

Does not recommend a plan of action to management.

Suggests potential actions to management.

Recommends a plan of action to management.

Recommends a plan of action to management using sound financial information to support the recommendation.

Communicate accounting information clearly.

Does not communicate accounting information effectively.

Communicates accounting information, but some information is not clear.

Communicates accounting information clearly.

Communicates clearly and engages the reader with the fluidity of expression. There are few if any errors of mechanics, grammar, or style.