ower product Limited makes and sells three types of electronic security systems for which the following information is available  Standard cost and selling price per unit                                       Day Scan    Night scan   Omni scan       GH¢       GH¢        GH¢ Material                           70         110        155 Manufacturing labour     40         55          70 Installation labour          24         32          44 Variable overheads      16         20          28 Selling price                   250         320        460   Fixed cost for the period are GH¢450,000 and installation labour, which is highly skilled is available for 25,000 hours only in a period and is paid GH¢8 per hour. Both manufacturing and installation labour are variable cost. The maximum demand for the period is: Day scan        2,000 units;    Night scan      3,000 units;     Omni scan      1,800 units.  Calculate the shortfall (if any) in hours of installation labour. Determine the best production plan assuming the company wishes to maximize profit calculate the maximum profit that could be achieved from the plan in part (b) above Having carried out an investigation of the availability of installation labour, the firm thinks that by offering GHS 12 per hour, additional installation would become available and thus overcome the labour shortage. Based on the result obtained above, you are required to advice the firm whether or not to implement this proposal

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Power product Limited makes and sells three types of electronic security systems for which the following information is available 

Standard cost and selling price per unit

                                     

Day Scan 

 

Night scan

 

Omni scan

 

    GH¢

 

    GH¢

 

     GH¢

Material                      

    70 

 

     110

 

     155

Manufacturing labour

    40 

 

     55 

 

      70

Installation labour     

    24 

 

     32 

 

      44

Variable overheads 

    16 

 

     20 

 

      28

Selling price               

   250 

 

     320

 

     460  

Fixed cost for the period are GH¢450,000 and installation labour, which is highly skilled is available for 25,000 hours only in a period and is paid GH¢8 per hour. Both manufacturing and installation labour are variable cost. The maximum demand for the period is: Day scan        2,000 units;    Night scan      3,000 units;     Omni scan      1,800 units. 

  1. Calculate the shortfall (if any) in hours of installation labour.
  2. Determine the best production plan assuming the company wishes to maximize profit
  3. calculate the maximum profit that could be achieved from the plan in part (b) above
  4. Having carried out an investigation of the availability of installation labour, the firm thinks that by offering GHS 12 per hour, additional installation would become available and thus overcome the labour shortage. Based on the result obtained above, you are required to advice the firm whether or not to implement this proposal.
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