company has three shops (R, S and T) to which the following budgeted information relates:   Sixty percent

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A company has three shops (R, S and T) to which the following budgeted information relates:

 

Sixty percent of the total fixed costs are general company overheads. These are apportioned to the shops on the basis of sales value. The other fixed costs are specific to each shop and are avoidable if the shop closes down.
If shop S closed down and the sales of the other two shops remained unchanged, what would be the revised budgeted profit for the company?
(a) £50 000
(b) £60 000
(c) £70 000
(d) £90 000

Shop R
£000
Shop S
£000
Shop T
£000
Total
£000
Sales
400
500
600
1500
Contribution
100
60
120
280
Less: Fixed costs
(60)
40
(70)
(10)
(70)
50
(200)
80
Profit/loss
Transcribed Image Text:Shop R £000 Shop S £000 Shop T £000 Total £000 Sales 400 500 600 1500 Contribution 100 60 120 280 Less: Fixed costs (60) 40 (70) (10) (70) 50 (200) 80 Profit/loss
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