Connect Catering Services Table 1.1 Accounting figures for cakes Cakes  April May Units Produced 2500 3000 Units Sold 2000 2000 Opening Stock Nil 500 Closing Stock 500 1000 Selling Price per Unit £8 £8 Variable Manufacturing cost per unit £4 £4 Fixed Non-Manufacturing Cost £4000 £4000 Fixed Manufacturing Overhead £15,000 £15,000 Connect Catering Services are looking to expand their markets to the retail sector and are looking to sell a range of vegetarian/vegan/non-vegetarian home-made pizzas to superstores.  They have the following cost information.   Direct material costs per Pizza: £3.50 Direct labour costs per Pizza: £1.50 Direct overhead costs per Pizza: £0.50 Other Expenses:                  Manager’s Salary: £5,000                 Rent: £5,000                 Insurance: £500                 Advertising: £1,000                 Utilities: £500  Initially, they are not too sure of the market and hence want to only sell 9’ Pizza at £9.50 per Pizza.  2 a) You are required to: Identify which costs are fixed and which costs are variable. Show the Break-even point using a Break-even graph hat would be the Margin of Safety if the organisation managed to sell 2500 Pizzas? If the manager’s salary is increased to £6,000, how will this affect the BEP in units and in sales value? prepare an Income Statement using Marginal and Absorption Costing techniques.

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Table 1.1 Accounting figures for cakes

Cakes

 April

May

Units Produced

2500

3000

Units Sold

2000

2000

Opening Stock

Nil

500

Closing Stock

500

1000

Selling Price per Unit

£8

£8

Variable Manufacturing cost per unit

£4

£4

Fixed Non-Manufacturing Cost

£4000

£4000

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

£15,000

£15,000

Connect Catering Services are looking to expand their markets to the retail sector and are looking to sell a range of vegetarian/vegan/non-vegetarian home-made pizzas to superstores.  They have the following cost information.

 

Direct material costs per Pizza: £3.50

Direct labour costs per Pizza: £1.50

Direct overhead costs per Pizza: £0.50

Other Expenses: 

                Manager’s Salary: £5,000

                Rent: £5,000

                Insurance: £500

                Advertising: £1,000

                Utilities: £500

 Initially, they are not too sure of the market and hence want to only sell 9’ Pizza at £9.50 per Pizza.

 2 a) You are required to:

  1. Identify which costs are fixed and which costs are variable.
  2. Show the Break-even point using a Break-even graph
  3. hat would be the Margin of Safety if the organisation managed to sell 2500 Pizzas?
  • If the manager’s salary is increased to £6,000, how will this affect the BEP in units and in sales value?

prepare an Income Statement using Marginal and Absorption Costing techniques. the question are easy to answer please send the same within 30 mins its urgent 

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