1. Discuss the steps involved in implementing a target costing approach for cost reduction and cost control purposes by any organization. The discussion should include appropriate illustrations and examples where necessary.
2. Discuss the underlying principles of a Total-Quality Management (TQM) philosophy, giving appropriate examples and/or illustrations.
3. Discuss briefly the concept of life-cycle costing in terms of its definition and how the life-cycle costing technique differs from the traditional cost accumulation system.