HARTLEY LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 ASSETS Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment Current assets Inventory Accounts receivable Cash R office costs of R2 100 000. iLembe Enterprises expect to manufacture and sell 45 000 bar stools at R250 each. 2 200 000 2 200 000 7 000 000 4 500 000 2 200 000 300 000 9 200 000 Hartley Limited intends expanding its product range during 2025. The management is thus considering the purchase of new machinery. The machinery will cost R2 200 000 excluding installation costs of R200 000 and is expected to have a useful life of six years. The machinery is likely to generate revenues of R800 000 per year but will require the employment of two new machine operators at R100 000 per year for each operator, and it will require maintenance and repairs averaging R50 000 per year. No scrap value is expected. Depreciation is estimated to be R400 000 per year. The company desires a minimum rate of return of 12%. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Equity 4 200 000 Ordinary share capital (100 000 shares) 2 800 000 Retained earnings 1 400 000 Non-current liabilities Loan Current liabilities Accounts payable Short-term loan 2 000 000 2 000 000 3 000 000 2 500 000 500 000 9 200 000 To promote the company's image and to fulfil its obligations in respect of corporate social responsibility the company embarked on several initiatives during 2024 that included aiding newly established businesses owned by persons from previously disadvantaged communities. One such business. iLembe Enterprises, requested expert financial management advice on matters related to cost-volume- profit analysis. iLembe Enterprises makes hand crafted bar stools which they supply to various stores. They supplied the following estimates for analysis for the forthcoming year. The fixed manufacturing costs are expected to be R480 000 whilst the variable manufacturing costs amount to R85 per unit. The marketing costs include salaries of R600 000, advertising of R300 000 and a commission of 6% of sales. Administration costs include salaries of R864 000 and other fixed
Use the information provided by iLembe Enterprises to answer the following questions independently. The expanded contribution margin model must be used to answer questions 3.3 to 3.5.
3.1 Use the contribution margin ratio to calculate the break-even value.
3.2 Determine the selling price per unit (expressed to the nearest cent) that will enable iLembe Enterprises to break even.
3.3 Calculate the sales volume required to achieve an operating profit of R2 001 000.
3.4 Calculate the total Contribution Margin and Operating Profit/Loss if the sales price drops by 10%.
3.5 The management of iLembe Enterprises is considering an increase of R100 000 in the advertising expenditure with the expectation that the sales volume will increase by 1 000 units. Will the profitability improve? Motivate your answer with the relevant calculations
![HARTLEY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Current assets
Inventory
Accounts receivable
Cash
R
office costs of R2 100 000. iLembe Enterprises expect to manufacture and sell 45 000 bar stools at
R250 each.
2 200 000
2 200 000
7 000 000
4 500 000
2 200 000
300 000
9 200 000
Hartley Limited intends expanding its product range during 2025. The management is thus considering
the purchase of new machinery. The machinery will cost R2 200 000 excluding installation costs of
R200 000 and is expected to have a useful life of six years. The machinery is likely to generate
revenues of R800 000 per year but will require the employment of two new machine operators at
R100 000 per year for each operator, and it will require maintenance and repairs averaging R50 000
per year. No scrap value is expected. Depreciation is estimated to be R400 000 per year. The
company desires a minimum rate of return of 12%.
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
4 200 000
Ordinary share capital (100 000 shares)
2 800 000
Retained earnings
1 400 000
Non-current liabilities
Loan
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Short-term loan
2 000 000
2 000 000
3 000 000
2 500 000
500 000
9 200 000
To promote the company's image and to fulfil its obligations in respect of corporate social responsibility
the company embarked on several initiatives during 2024 that included aiding newly established
businesses owned by persons from previously disadvantaged communities. One such business.
iLembe Enterprises, requested expert financial management advice on matters related to cost-volume-
profit analysis. iLembe Enterprises makes hand crafted bar stools which they supply to various stores.
They supplied the following estimates for analysis for the forthcoming year.
The fixed manufacturing costs are expected to be R480 000 whilst the variable manufacturing costs
amount to R85 per unit. The marketing costs include salaries of R600 000, advertising of R300 000
and a commission of 6% of sales. Administration costs include salaries of R864 000 and other fixed](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffc2a6295-e6cb-41ae-b781-c0ac76c804f6%2F0f131da0-2896-495d-b5d6-375980e533cf%2F8948n3z_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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