1. A company annually manufactures 10,000 units of a product at a cost of Rs. 4 per unit and there is home market for consuming the entire volume of production at the sale price of Rs. 4.25 per unit. In the year 2022, there is a fall in the demand for home market which can consume 10,000 units only at a sale price of Rs 3.72 per unit. The analysis of the cost per 10,000 units is: • Materials Rs.15,000 • Wages 11.000 • Fixed overheads 8,000 • Variable overheads 6,000 The foreign market is explored and it is found that this market can consume 20,000 units of the product if offered at a sale price of Rs. 3.55 per unit. It is also discovered that for additional 10,000 units of the product (over initial 10.000 units) that fixed overheads will increase by 10 per cent. Is it worthwhile to try to capture the foreign market?

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1. A company annually manufactures 10,000 units of a product at a cost of Rs. 4 per unit and
there is home market for consuming the entire volume of production at the sale price of Rs.
4.25 per unit.
In the year 2022, there is a fall in the demand for home market which can consume 10,000 units
only at a sale price of Rs 3.72 per unit. The analysis of the cost per 10,000 units is:
• Materials Rs.15,000
• Wages 11.000
•
Fixed overheads 8,000
• Variable overheads 6,000
The foreign market is explored and it is found that this market can consume 20,000 units of the
product if offered at a sale price of Rs. 3.55 per unit. It is also discovered that for additional
10,000 units of the product (over initial 10.000 units) that fixed overheads will increase by 10 per
cent. Is it worthwhile to try to capture the foreign market?
Transcribed Image Text:1. A company annually manufactures 10,000 units of a product at a cost of Rs. 4 per unit and there is home market for consuming the entire volume of production at the sale price of Rs. 4.25 per unit. In the year 2022, there is a fall in the demand for home market which can consume 10,000 units only at a sale price of Rs 3.72 per unit. The analysis of the cost per 10,000 units is: • Materials Rs.15,000 • Wages 11.000 • Fixed overheads 8,000 • Variable overheads 6,000 The foreign market is explored and it is found that this market can consume 20,000 units of the product if offered at a sale price of Rs. 3.55 per unit. It is also discovered that for additional 10,000 units of the product (over initial 10.000 units) that fixed overheads will increase by 10 per cent. Is it worthwhile to try to capture the foreign market?
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