Giant Ltd manufactures three different types of products: 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                          1500                              2250                           3000 Additional details about the products are also as follows:   Each unit                  Product X                 Product Y                 Product Z                                           £                                    £                                £ Selling price                   174                              340                            310 Materials                          32                                80                   60 Labour                             40                                 96                  80 Variable overheads                   24                                 60                  48 Giant Ltd pays labour £8 an hour and expects its fixed overheads to be £240,000. please  a) Calculate the production plan that will maximise profit for Giant Ltd for next year given that Giant Ltd has only managed to contract 45,000 labour hours for next year. b) Calculate Giant’s profit based on the production plan in A.

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Giant Ltd manufactures three different types of products: 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                          1500                              2250                           3000

Additional details about the products are also as follows:

 

Each unit                  Product X                 Product Y                 Product Z

                                          £                                    £                                £

Selling price                   174                              340                            310

Materials                          32                                80                   60

Labour                             40                                 96                  80

Variable overheads                   24                                 60                  48

Giant Ltd pays labour £8 an hour and expects its fixed overheads to be £240,000.

please 

  1. a) Calculate the production plan that will maximise profit for Giant Ltd for next year given that Giant Ltd has only managed to contract 45,000 labour hours for next year.
  2. b) Calculate Giant’s profit based on the production plan in A.
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