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Please help for question Chapter 7 and 15,p5 ( according to opentuition notes)

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  • March 10, 2012 at 9:02 am #51791
    shing
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    Please refer to page 40, example 1 also the answer to example.

    Can someone tell me how do i get the bold numbers?

    Demand: 400 500 700 900
    300 2900 3400 4400 5400
    500 3500 4000 5000 5000
    700 4100 4600 4600 4600
    800 4400 4400 4400 4400

    Another question is at page 105( answer sheet), question at page 82 chapter 15.

    How to get the amount of tax on saving on capital allowed (107) in Year 5?

    Thank You very much

    March 11, 2012 at 7:37 pm #95321
    Ken Garrett
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    P40: If demand is greater than what you order, you cannot meet demand and can sell only what you ordered. If demand is less than ordered, some units will be written off at cost.

    For the other question, when you write down 1,800 for 4 years at 25% reducing balance, the tax WDV is 569. 1,000 – 569 = 430. At tax rate of 25% this is 107 balancing charge.

    May 12, 2012 at 4:23 am #95322
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    Demand: 400 500 700 900
    300 2900 3400 4400 5400
    500 3500 4000 5000 5000
    700 4100 4600 4600 4600
    800 4400 4400 4400 4400

    But still how do i get the bold figure? I still couldnt get 2900, 3400 and etc…

    Please advice.

    Thanks

    May 12, 2012 at 10:27 am #95323
    Ken Garrett
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    Top left figure, 2,900:

    Capacity = 1,200. Ordinary demand = 400, contract size = 300, so both can be satisfied. 400 x (11 – 6) + 300 (9 – 6) = 2,900.

    Bottom right figure, 4,400:

    Capacity = 1,200. Ordinary demand = 900, contract size = 800. So, as the contract must be met, only 400 out of the 1,200 are left to satisfy demand. Therefore profit = 800 x (9 – 6) + 400 x (11 – 6) = 4,400.

    I’m sure you will be able to fill in the other figures yourself.

    May 14, 2012 at 2:47 am #95324
    shing
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    Thank You.

    Another question, please see page 127 from opentuition’s note (Practice Answer)

    How do i get the total time of 20hr, 32 hr,51.2 hr ,81.9 hr and 131.072 hr? from batches 1-16.

    what is overhead cost and how to i get variable OH amount in pg 127?

    Thank You.

    May 14, 2012 at 3:05 am #95325
    shing
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    Please see pg 128 (C) i only understand the expected value of variable cost. Beyond the calculation, i have no idea. Please explain further.

    Thank You.

    May 14, 2012 at 9:59 am #95326
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    The cumulative average unit tile decreases to 80% every time cumulative production doubles:
    20 x 0.8 = 16
    16 x 0.8 = 12.8 etc.

    Total time is the cumulative average unit time multiplied by the total units:

    Total time for 2 batches = 2 x 16 = 32
    Total time for 4 batches = 4 x 12.8 = 51.2 etc.

    The overhead depends on the labour time. Skilled enjoy no learning effect so time = 5 x 4 x 16 batches. Semi skilled hours are less because of the learning so 131 hours at the overhead rate.

    128 (c)

    There seems to be a misprint. The contributions should be:

    At 180: 15,750(180 – 81.5) = 1,551,375 etc

    May 26, 2012 at 6:32 am #95327
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    For transfer pricing chapters.

    If there is
    external market price with no spare capacity- transfer price at Market price
    No external market price with spare capacity- transfer price at marginal cost
    No external market price with no spare capacity- transfer price at marginal cost+ Opportunity cost.

    right? May i know the external market price means there is a 3rd party company selling the same product OR the company itself is selling its product to outsider?

    Thanks

    May 26, 2012 at 6:45 pm #95328
    Ken Garrett
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    You last point is wrong because if there is no external market there is no opportunity cost. The other two points are OK.

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