Which of the following statements concerning target costing is not true? Select one: A. Short product life cycles increase the importance of target costing. B. A primary advantage of target costing is that it requires little or no coordination among processes. C. Target costing can be applied to components of products as well as the new products as a whole. D. Implementing target costing requires detailed information on the cost of alternative activities.

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a: