Rock Solid concrete manufacturers supply cement mixture directly to both the construction industry and building supply retailers located throughout the country. The company has three machines each with a 100% capacity (60 hours) of 40 tons per week. Due to electricity supply concerns, the machines have only been able to operate at 75% capacity. One ton of cement mixture requires 400 kg of Product M and 600 kg of Product N. Ignore any wastage. Product M is purchased at R 80/kg and Product Nat R25/kg. Each machine requires five operators. Assume four (4) weeks per month. All materials purchased are used in the mix of cement and all cement is sold in the month it is manufactured. The cement plant takes up 90% of the total floor space. The following is an extract of some of the transactions for the month PRODUCT COST NO TRANSACTION Direct Direct Manufacturing Material Labour Overheads PERIOD COST Marketing/ Distribution/ Selling cost 1 Purchase the required quantity of Product M for the month 2 Purchase the required quantity of Product N for the month 3 The machine operators earn R2 000 each per week The factory supervisor 4 5 earns R35 000 per month Depreciation per machine per annum amounts to R156 000 6 Rates and taxes amount to R18 000 per month. Apportion the cost according to floor space 7 Each machine requires 15 litres of oil per 20-hour operation. Oil costs R275 per litre 8 The general manager earns R50 000 per month 9 Carriage on sales amounts to R3 500 per 5 tons delivered 10 Salesmen commission amounts to R15 per bag sold, the cement is packaged in bags of 20kg each Calculate the total number of tons of cement mixture manufactured per month. Complete the above table by using monthly cost figures. Redraw the table. You do not need to copy the transaction detail. Only use the question number to indicate the question answered. 1; 22; 23 Required Q.2.1 Q.2.2 Admin Cost 2022
Rock Solid concrete manufacturers supply cement mixture directly to both the construction industry and building supply retailers located throughout the country. The company has three machines each with a 100% capacity (60 hours) of 40 tons per week. Due to electricity supply concerns, the machines have only been able to operate at 75% capacity. One ton of cement mixture requires 400 kg of Product M and 600 kg of Product N. Ignore any wastage. Product M is purchased at R 80/kg and Product Nat R25/kg. Each machine requires five operators. Assume four (4) weeks per month. All materials purchased are used in the mix of cement and all cement is sold in the month it is manufactured. The cement plant takes up 90% of the total floor space. The following is an extract of some of the transactions for the month PRODUCT COST NO TRANSACTION Direct Direct Manufacturing Material Labour Overheads PERIOD COST Marketing/ Distribution/ Selling cost 1 Purchase the required quantity of Product M for the month 2 Purchase the required quantity of Product N for the month 3 The machine operators earn R2 000 each per week The factory supervisor 4 5 earns R35 000 per month Depreciation per machine per annum amounts to R156 000 6 Rates and taxes amount to R18 000 per month. Apportion the cost according to floor space 7 Each machine requires 15 litres of oil per 20-hour operation. Oil costs R275 per litre 8 The general manager earns R50 000 per month 9 Carriage on sales amounts to R3 500 per 5 tons delivered 10 Salesmen commission amounts to R15 per bag sold, the cement is packaged in bags of 20kg each Calculate the total number of tons of cement mixture manufactured per month. Complete the above table by using monthly cost figures. Redraw the table. You do not need to copy the transaction detail. Only use the question number to indicate the question answered. 1; 22; 23 Required Q.2.1 Q.2.2 Admin Cost 2022
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Transcribed Image Text:Rock Solid concrete manufacturers supply cement mixture directly to both the construction industry
and building supply retailers located throughout the country. The company has three machines each
with a 100% capacity (60 hours) of 40 tons per week. Due to electricity supply concerns, the machines
have only been able to operate at 75% capacity. One ton of cement mixture requires 400 kg of Product
M and 600 kg of Product N. Ignore any wastage. Product M is purchased at R 80/kg and Product N at
R25/kg. Each machine requires five operators. Assume four (4) weeks per month. All materials
purchased are used in the mix of cement and all cement is sold in the month it is manufactured. The
cement plant takes up 90% of the total floor space.
The following is an extract of some of the transactions for the month
NO
TRANSACTION
PRODUCT COST
Direct Direct
Material Labour
Manufacturing
Overheads
PERIOD COST
Marketing/
Distribution/
Selling cost
1
Purchase the required
quantity of Product M for
the month
2
Purchase the required
quantity of Product N for
the month
3
The machine operators earn
R2 000 each per week
The factory supervisor
4
earns R35 000 per month
5
Depreciation per machine
per annum amounts to
R156 000
6
Rates and taxes amount to
R18 000 per month.
Apportion the cost
according to floor space
7
Each machine requires 15
litres of oil per 20-hour
operation. Oil costs R275
per litre
8
The general manager earns
R50 000 per month
9
Carriage on sales amounts.
to R3 500 per 5 tons
delivered
10 Salesmen commission
amounts to R15 per bag
sold, the cement is
packaged in bags of 20kg
each
21; 22; 23
Required
Q.2.1
Q.2.2
Admin
Cost
Calculate the total number of tons of cement mixture manufactured per month.
Complete the above table by using monthly cost figures. Redraw the table. You do
not need to copy the transaction detail. Only use the question number to indicate the
question answered.
2022
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