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  • This topic has 6 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 17, 2015 at 4:11 am #283183
    hemraj123
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    A manufacturing company has the following monthly budget

    Sales $480, 000
    D. Mat $140, 000
    D. Lat $110, 000
    Var. O/H $ 50, 000
    Fixed O/H $130, 000
    Total costs $430, 000
    Profit $50, 000

    Sales can be increased by 15% per mth if an extra work shift is added, but the sales price would have to be reduced by 3% on all units sold in order to sell the extra volume. D. Lab is a variable cost, but work in the extra shift would have to be paid an extra 50% per hr on top of the normal hourly rate. Increased purchases of materials means that a bulk purchase discount of 2% will be available on all materials purchased. Additional fixed overheads would be $2,000 per month.

    If the additional work shift is added, what will be the monthly profit?

    Sir, could you please assist me on calculation of labour costs in this question?

    November 17, 2015 at 5:02 am #283190
    seebolane
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    Sales $480, 000- 552 000
    D. Mat $140, 000- 140 000
    D. Lat $110, 000- 110 000
    Var. O/H $ 50, 000- 50 000
    Fixed O/H $130, 000- 132 000
    Total costs $430, 000- 432 000
    Profit $50, 000- 120 000

    November 17, 2015 at 8:11 am #283237
    John Moffat
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    seebolane: Please do not answer questions in this forum – it is Ask the Tutor, and you are not the tutor. (But do answer questions in the other F5 forum – that is for students to help each other).

    (and you have not answered what Hemraj was asking anyway!!)

    Hemraj:

    The direct labour is a variable cost and so (ignoring for a moment that extra shift) then increasing sales by 15% would mean that the labour cost would increase by 15% x 110,000 = 16,500. However because it means having an extra shift, that extra work would be paid an extra 50%, which means it will cost 16,500 + 50% = 24,750.
    So the total labour cost will be 110,000 + 24,750 = 134,750.

    November 17, 2015 at 2:17 pm #283374
    hemraj123
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    Thank you sir 🙂

    November 17, 2015 at 2:58 pm #283401
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

    November 22, 2015 at 11:20 am #284497
    Samit
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    Sir, which of the following is the correct calculation for sales:

    1) Sales: $480000
    Sales increase by 15% if extra shift is worked, i.e, $480000+15% = $552000

    2) Current sales: $480000
    Sales increase by 15% if extra shift is worked , but sales price will have to be reduced
    by 3% to sell the extra volume:
    i.e, $552000 – 3% = $535440

    I am confused whether the 3% reduction in the sales price of all units sold is already
    accounted for when the question says “sales can be increased by 15% if extra shift is
    added”?

    Sir, please comment whether the following calculations are done correctly:

    1) Direct Materials: $140000 + 15% = $161000
    $161000 – 2% = $157780

    2) Variable O/H: $50000 +15% = $57500

    November 22, 2015 at 12:34 pm #284529
    John Moffat
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    Sales are $535,440 (they haven’t sold any yet – they are preparing a budget).

    Your materials and variable overhead figures are correct.

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