QUESTION2                                                                                                                       A company manufactures a single product. Budget and Standard cost details for next year include:  Selling Price per unit                                           R24.00 Variable Production cost per unit                        R8.60 Fixed production costs                                         R650 000 Fixed selling and distrivution costs                      R230 400 Sales commission                                                 5% of selling price Sales                                                                    90 000 units  Required 1.    Calculate the break-even point in units 2.    Calculate the breakeven point in rands 3.    Calculate the percentage by which the budgeted sales can fall before  The company begins to make a loss 4.    The marketing manager has suggested that the selling price per unit can be increased to R25.00.If the sales commission is increased to 8% percent of selling price and a further R10 000 is speny on advertising 5.    Calculate the revised breakeven point based on the marketing managers suggestion

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QUESTION2                                                                                                                      

A company manufactures a single product. Budget and Standard cost details for next year include: 

Selling Price per unit                                           R24.00

Variable Production cost per unit                        R8.60

Fixed production costs                                         R650 000

Fixed selling and distrivution costs                      R230 400

Sales commission                                                 5% of selling price

Sales                                                                    90 000 units 

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1.    Calculate the break-even point in units

2.    Calculate the breakeven point in rands

3.    Calculate the percentage by which the budgeted sales can fall before  The company begins to make a loss

4.    The marketing manager has suggested that the selling price per unit can be increased to R25.00.If the sales commission is increased to 8% percent of selling price and a further R10 000 is speny on advertising

5.    Calculate the revised breakeven point based on the marketing managers suggestion

 

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