Task 3 3(a) Medi Pharma Company produces two products Mask and PPE kit (both are in high demand due to covid19). The cost structure of these two products are as follows: Selling price per unit Variable cost Contribution per unit Mask $ 100 60 PPE-kit $ 70 40 40 30 Both the products need services of lab experts with special skills. Only six experts are available with the company each working a 35 hours week (total 210 hours in total). The production of Mask need 30 minutes (0.5 hours) of experts' time and PPE-kit needs 20 minutes (0.33 hours). Required: 3(a) When there a a scarce resource, we undertake the activity that has the highest contribution per unit of scarce resource. Do you agree? Explain your point using the data of Medi Pharma. 3(b) Smart auto garage bought a machine three years ago for $ 12000. The future of this machine is uncertain and considering the replacement as it has no disposable value. Can $12000 be a relevant cost in making decision of replacing it? Smart auto garage has stock of auto part code 69 that was bought at $ 5.00 i) ii) each a month ago. You have to answer if it is a historical cost, past cost or sunk cost or all the three. Substantiate your answer with the definitions of all the three

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3(a) Medi Pharma Company produces two products Mask and PPE kit (both are in high
demand due to covid19). The cost structure of these two products are as follows:
Selling price per unit
Variable cost
Contribution per unit
Mask $
100
60
PPE-kit $
70
40
40
30
Both the products need services of lab experts with special skills. Only six experts are
available with the company each working a 35 hours week (total 210 hours in total). The
production of Mask need 30 minutes (0.5 hours) of experts' time and PPE-kit needs 20
minutes (0.33 hours).
Required:
3(a) When there a a scarce resource, we undertake the activity that has the highest
contribution per unit of scarce resource. Do you agree? Explain your point using the data
of Medi Pharma.
3(b)
Smart auto garage bought a machine three years ago for $ 12000. The future of
this machine is uncertain and considering the replacement as it has no
disposable value. Can $12000 be a relevant cost in making decision of
replacing it?
Smart auto garage has stock of auto part code 69 that was bought at $ 5.00
i)
ii)
each a month ago. You have to answer if it is a historical cost, past cost or sunk
cost or all the three. Substantiate your answer with the definitions of all the
three
Transcribed Image Text:Task 3 3(a) Medi Pharma Company produces two products Mask and PPE kit (both are in high demand due to covid19). The cost structure of these two products are as follows: Selling price per unit Variable cost Contribution per unit Mask $ 100 60 PPE-kit $ 70 40 40 30 Both the products need services of lab experts with special skills. Only six experts are available with the company each working a 35 hours week (total 210 hours in total). The production of Mask need 30 minutes (0.5 hours) of experts' time and PPE-kit needs 20 minutes (0.33 hours). Required: 3(a) When there a a scarce resource, we undertake the activity that has the highest contribution per unit of scarce resource. Do you agree? Explain your point using the data of Medi Pharma. 3(b) Smart auto garage bought a machine three years ago for $ 12000. The future of this machine is uncertain and considering the replacement as it has no disposable value. Can $12000 be a relevant cost in making decision of replacing it? Smart auto garage has stock of auto part code 69 that was bought at $ 5.00 i) ii) each a month ago. You have to answer if it is a historical cost, past cost or sunk cost or all the three. Substantiate your answer with the definitions of all the three
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