base capacity (in labor hours)
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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The Patience Corporation operates six days a week (Monday – Saturday) on a two-eight hour
shifts. The plant which can complete ten (10) units per hour is closed twelve working days each
year for holidays, machines are repaired, oiled and cleaned for about 616 hours during the period.
Normal sales demand for its products averages 40,000 units a year over a five-year period. The
expected sales volume for the year is 35,000 units. The fixed costs amount to P210,000 per year.
REQUIRED:
1. Determine the base capacity (in labor hours) for each of the following: (a) maximum
capacity; (b) practical capacity; (c) normal capacity; (d) expected actual capacity
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