Appendix (Learning Objective 7) Suppose you serve on the board of directors of American Faucet, a manufacturer

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Appendix (Learning Objective 7)
Suppose you serve on the board of directors of American Faucet, a manufacturer of bathroom fixtures that recently adopted JIT production. Part of your responsibility is to develop a com¬ pensation contract for Toni Moen, the vice president of manufacturing. To give her the incen¬ tive to make decisions that will increase the company’s profits, the board decides to give Moen a year-end bonus if American Faucet meets a target operating income.
Write a memo to Chairperson of the Board Herbert Kohler explaining whether the bonus contract should be based on absorption costing or variable costing. Use the following format:

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