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TPAR qn

Ssattar7868y ago
hi sir, i am doing this question from kaplan exam kit specimen exam applicable from september 2016 and the question is:- A company manufactures a product which requires four hours per unit of machine time. Machine time is a bottleneck resource as there are only ten machines which are available for 12 hours per day, five days per week. The product has a selling price of $130 per unit, direct material costs of $50 per unit, labour costs of $40 per unit and factory overhead costs of $20 per unit. These costs are based on weekly production and sales of 150 units. What is the throughput accounting ratio? A 1·33 B 2·00 C 0·75 D 0·31 the way i have done this question is as follows:- TPAR= throughput/ limiting factor _____________________ cost/ factory hour =$20 (w1) _____ 5 (w2) =4 (w1) throughput/ limiting factor= throughput/ unit ________________ limiting factor/unit = 130-50 =80 _________ ____ =20 4 hours 4 (w2) cost/ factory hour= total factory cost ______________ total factory hour = $40 + $20 = $60 ___________ _______ =5 12 hours 12 hours i dont know where i went wrong please kindly guide me ..
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#1
I do not have the Kaplan Kit (only the BPP Kit), but I am surprised that they do not show the workings for their answer. The return per factory hour is (130 - 50) / 4 = $20 per hour The cost per factory hour = ((40 + 20) x 150 ) / (10 x 12 x 5) = $15 per hour Therefore the the TPAR = 20 / 15 = 1.33 (The total factory cost per week needs multiplying by the number of units per week. The total factory hours per week are 10 machines each working 12 hours per day for 5 days a week)
Ssattar7868y ago#2
Hi sir, Thank you so much for helping me and guiding me.. :D
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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