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RR_Gtm10y ago
Sir, could you please explain how to arrive at this answer for the questions. 1. The budgeted overheads of Cole Ltd for the next year have been analysed as follows: Machine running costs $640,000 Purchase order processing cost $450,000 Production run set-up costs $180,000 In the next year it is anticipated that machine will run for 32000 hours, 6000 purchase orders will be 450 production runs. One of the company's products is produced in batches of 500.Each batch require a separate production run,30 purchase orders and 750 machine hour. Using ABC, what is the overhead cost per unit of the product? Answer is - $35.3 2.) A company makes a single product which it sells for $16 per unit.Fixed costs are $76800 per month and the product has a profit/volume ratio of 40%. In a period when actual sales were $224000, the company's safety margin,in units, was: Answer is - 2000 unit
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#1
1. Machine running costs per hour = 640,000 / 32,000 = $20 per hour PO processing cost per order = 450,000 / 6,000 = $75 per order Set-up costs per run = 180,000 / 450 = $400 per run Therefore for one batch of the product, the total overhead = (750 hours x $20) + (30 orders x $75) + (1 x $400) = $17,650 There are 500 units in a batch, so the cost per unit = 17,650 / 500 = $35.30
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#2
2. Actual sales units = 224,000 / 16 = 14,000 units Breakeven revenue = 76,800 / 0.4 = $192,000 Breakeven units = 192,000 / 16 = 12,000 units Therefore margin of safety = 14,000 - 12,000 = 2,000 units. (Our free lectures will help you with both of these questions - they are a complete course for Paper F5 and cover everything you need to be able to pass the exam well.)
RR_Gtm10y ago#3
Thank your Sir. I have just started following the lectures.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#4
Great. Do ask here if there is anything in them that you are not clear about :-)
RR_Gtm10y ago#5
Hello Sir, Can I have working for these questions please. 1.) An office manager of Harris Plc wishes to minimise the cost of telephone calls make.40% of calls in peak hours cost $1 each and the reminder of such calls cost $1.5 each. 30% of calls at other times cost $0.8 each, 50% of hem cost 0.9 each, and 20% of them cost $1 each.These proportion cannot be varied, though the total number of calls make in peak hours and of calls made at other times can be. If X= the numbers of calls made each day in peak hour, and Y= number of calls made each day at other times,the official manager's objective is to: Answer is - Minimise 130X+89Y 2.) Beauty Co makes two products,nail polish and lipsticks. Nail polish sales make up 30% of total sales and their variable costs are 45% as a percentage of sales vale. Lipsticks sales are 70% of the total sales and their variable cost are 40% as a percentage of sales value. Total fixed cost are $400,000 for the company. Calculate the break even revenue for Beauty Co. Answer is - $683,761
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#6
Surely the workings are given in the same book in which you found the questions? 1. The average cost of calls in peak hours is (40% x $1) + (60% x $1.50) = 130 cents The average cost of calls at other times is (30% x $0.80) + (50% x $0.90) + (20% x $1) = 89c So the total cost is 130X + 89Y
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#7
2. The CS ratio for nail polish is 100 - 45 = 55% The CS ratio for lipstick is 100 - 40 = 60% Therefore the average CS ratio = (30% x 55%) + (70% x 60%) = 58.5% Therefore breakeven revenue = 400,000 / 58.5% = $683,761
RR_Gtm10y ago#8
Only answers are given.Workings are not provide. Thank you very much Sir.Your working is very simple and easy to understand.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#9
You are welcome :-)
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