Q2: A company produces mineral water. Based on the projected annual sales of 40,000 bottles of mineral water, cost studies have produced the following estimates:                                               Total annual costs                                                      (in rupees)                Variable cost percentage Material                                            193,600                                 100 Labour                                                90,000                                   70 Overhead                                           80,000                                    64 Administration                                    30,000                                    30 The production will be sold through dealers who would receive a commission of 8% of sale price. Note: No need to enter currency symbol and comma just type numbers and nearest roundoff (for example: 10000 or 10000.65=10001) A: Compute the sale price per bottle which will enable management to realize a profit of 10 percent of sales. B: Calculate the break-even point in rupees if sale price is fixed at Rs. 11 per bottle.

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Q2: A company produces mineral water. Based on the projected annual sales of 40,000 bottles of mineral water, cost studies have produced the following estimates:

                                              Total annual costs

                                                     (in rupees)                Variable cost percentage

Material                                            193,600                                 100

Labour                                                90,000                                   70

Overhead                                           80,000                                    64

Administration                                    30,000                                    30

The production will be sold through dealers who would receive a commission of 8% of sale price.

Note: No need to enter currency symbol and comma just type numbers and nearest roundoff (for example: 10000 or 10000.65=10001)

A: Compute the sale price per bottle which will enable management to realize a profit of 10 percent of sales.

B: Calculate the break-even point in rupees if sale price is fixed at Rs. 11 per bottle.

 

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