Chord Ltd manufactures different types of guitars. Its best seller is the Atlantica. Chord Ltd plans to produce 600 Altlanticas in the upcoming period. Material costs are £120 per guitar. Each guitar uses 4Kg of material. The labour rate is £18.50 per hour and each guitar takes 3.5 hours to manufacture. Variable overheads are £20 per unit. Fixed overheads attributed to the manufacturing of all Atlanticas are expected to be £60,000 and absorbed on a per unit basis. Each Atlantica will sell for £350. What is the expected margin of safety in units? A) 2,400 units B 414 units C) 172 units 186 units

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Chord Ltd manufactures different types of guitars. Its best seller is the Atlantica. Chord Ltd plans to produce 600 Altlanticas in the
upcoming period. Material costs are £120 per guitar. Each guitar uses 4Kg of material. The labour rate is £18.50 per hour and each
guitar takes 3.5 hours to manufacture. Variable overheads are £20 per unit. Fixed overheads attributed to the manufacturing of all
Atlanticas are expected to be £60,000 and absorbed on a per unit basis. Each Atlantica will sell for £350.
What is the expected margin of safety in units?
A) 2,400 units
B
414 units
C) 172 units
186 units
Transcribed Image Text:Chord Ltd manufactures different types of guitars. Its best seller is the Atlantica. Chord Ltd plans to produce 600 Altlanticas in the upcoming period. Material costs are £120 per guitar. Each guitar uses 4Kg of material. The labour rate is £18.50 per hour and each guitar takes 3.5 hours to manufacture. Variable overheads are £20 per unit. Fixed overheads attributed to the manufacturing of all Atlanticas are expected to be £60,000 and absorbed on a per unit basis. Each Atlantica will sell for £350. What is the expected margin of safety in units? A) 2,400 units B 414 units C) 172 units 186 units
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