Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Product 4 £ per kg/hour £ £ £ £ Direct materials( per kg) £ 21.60 £ 21.60 £ 13.77 £ 20.25 7 Direct labour (per hour) £ 27.00 £ 21.26 £ 56.70 £ 49.61 21 Direct Expenses £ 2.36 £ 7.09 £ 4.73 £ 11.81 Selling price £ 70.88 £ 87.75 £ 108.00 £ 114.75 Sales Demand 22,050 9,100 6,300 15,050 Rank Product 1 4 Product 2 2 Product 3 Product 4 3 A trainee management accountant has been helping a client with choosing the best products to make by ranking the client's products as above The limiting factor is materials and this is limited to a maximum of 95,000 kgs He is not sure how to calculate and create the optimal production plan. Help the trainee and calculate the number of products that need to be made Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Product 4 Units Produced Enter your units to the nearest whole number with no commas

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A trainee management accountant has been helping a client with choosing the best products to make by ranking the client's products as above The limiting factor is materials and this is limited to a maximum of 95,000kgs .he  is not sure how to calculate and create the optimal production plan. Help the trainee and calculate the number of products that need to be made Enter your units to the nearest whole number with no commas

Product 1
Product 2
₤
Product 3
£
Product 4
£ per kg/hour
£
Direct materials( per kg)
£
21.60
21.60
13.77 £
20.25
Direct labour (per hour)
£
27.00
£
Direct Expenses
Selling price
£
£
70.88
2.36 £
£
21.26 £
7.09
87.75 £
56.70 £
49.61
72
21
£
4.73 £
11.81
108.00 £
114.75
Sales Demand
22,050
9,100
6,300
15,050
Rank
Product 1
4
Product 2
2
Product 3
1
Product 4
3
A trainee management accountant has been helping a client with choosing the best
products to make by ranking the client's products as above
The limiting factor is materials and this is limited to a maximum of 95,000 kgs
He is not sure how to calculate and create the optimal production plan.
Help the trainee and calculate the number of products that need to be made
Product 1
Product 2
Product 3
Product 4
Units Produced
Enter your units to the nearest whole number with no commas
Transcribed Image Text:Product 1 Product 2 ₤ Product 3 £ Product 4 £ per kg/hour £ Direct materials( per kg) £ 21.60 21.60 13.77 £ 20.25 Direct labour (per hour) £ 27.00 £ Direct Expenses Selling price £ £ 70.88 2.36 £ £ 21.26 £ 7.09 87.75 £ 56.70 £ 49.61 72 21 £ 4.73 £ 11.81 108.00 £ 114.75 Sales Demand 22,050 9,100 6,300 15,050 Rank Product 1 4 Product 2 2 Product 3 1 Product 4 3 A trainee management accountant has been helping a client with choosing the best products to make by ranking the client's products as above The limiting factor is materials and this is limited to a maximum of 95,000 kgs He is not sure how to calculate and create the optimal production plan. Help the trainee and calculate the number of products that need to be made Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Product 4 Units Produced Enter your units to the nearest whole number with no commas
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