CONT DE ON NEXT PAG QUESTION 4 Nano Ltd. manufactures three different types of electric kits for push bike: X, Y and Z. It was expected that the production and demand for the next year on these products as follows: Product X Product Y Product Z Units 1800 2700 3600 Additional details about the products are also as follows: Each unit Product X Product Y Product Z £ £ £ Selling price 418 816 744 Materials 77 192 144 Labour 96 230 192 Variable overheads 58 144 115 Nano Ltd. pays labour £9.6 an hour and expects its fixed overheads to be £576,000. Required: a) Calculate the production plan that will maximise profit for Nano Ltd. for next year given that Nano Ltd. has only managed to contract 108,000 labour hours for next year. b) Calculate Nano Ltd.'s profit based on the production plan in a). Page 8 of 11 c) It was found that Nano Ltd. has already committed to a contract legally obligating it to supply 2520 units of Product Y. Recalculate the production plan that will maximise profit according to this newly factor.
CONT DE ON NEXT PAG QUESTION 4 Nano Ltd. manufactures three different types of electric kits for push bike: X, Y and Z. It was expected that the production and demand for the next year on these products as follows: Product X Product Y Product Z Units 1800 2700 3600 Additional details about the products are also as follows: Each unit Product X Product Y Product Z £ £ £ Selling price 418 816 744 Materials 77 192 144 Labour 96 230 192 Variable overheads 58 144 115 Nano Ltd. pays labour £9.6 an hour and expects its fixed overheads to be £576,000. Required: a) Calculate the production plan that will maximise profit for Nano Ltd. for next year given that Nano Ltd. has only managed to contract 108,000 labour hours for next year. b) Calculate Nano Ltd.'s profit based on the production plan in a). Page 8 of 11 c) It was found that Nano Ltd. has already committed to a contract legally obligating it to supply 2520 units of Product Y. Recalculate the production plan that will maximise profit according to this newly factor.
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QUESTION 4
Nano Ltd. manufactures three different types of electric kits for push bike: X, Y and Z. It
was expected that the production and demand for the next year on these products as
follows:
Product X
Product Y
Product Z
Units
1800
2700
3600
Additional details about the products are also as follows:
Each unit
Product X
Product Y
Product Z
£
£
£
Selling price
418
816
744
Materials
77
192
144
Labour
96
230
192
Variable overheads
58
144
115
Nano Ltd. pays labour £9.6 an hour and expects its fixed overheads to be £576,000.
Required:
a)
Calculate the production plan that will maximise profit for Nano Ltd. for next year
given that Nano Ltd. has only managed to contract 108,000 labour hours for next
year.
b)
Calculate Nano Ltd.'s profit based on the production plan in a).
Page 8 of 11
c)
It was found that Nano Ltd. has already committed to a contract legally obligating it
to supply 2520 units of Product Y. Recalculate the production plan that will
maximise profit according to this newly factor.
d)
Discuss the non-financial factors that should be considered by Nano Ltd. before
adopting any of the suggested production plan.
Discuss the benefits of using a marginal costing system in comparison to
absorption costing system when making operational decisions.
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