Requirement:     a) Draw a break-even chart for the new product’s first month of trading. Ensure you name the lines you have drawn.                                                                                              b) Calculate the sales revenue (OMR) and number of units of the new product which must be sold in its first year of trading, in order to earn a profit for the year of OMR5, 000. Ignore tax in this situation.

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Nizwa Telecom. LLC which manufactures mobile phones, is currently developing a new product. The following estimated data applies to the first month of production:

           

            Selling price per unit                                                  OMR 300

            Direct material per unit                                                OMR 100

            Direct labour per unit                                                  OMR  50

            Variable production overhead per unit                        OMR 50

            Fixed production overhead per month                       OMR  8,000

            Maximum sales volume (units) per month                  100

 

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a) Draw a break-even chart for the new product’s first month of trading. Ensure you name the lines you have drawn.                                                                                           

 

b) Calculate the sales revenue (OMR) and number of units of the new product which must be sold in its first year of trading, in order to earn a profit for the year of OMR5, 000. Ignore tax in this situation.                                                                   

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