Z Company operates a snack bar in front of M University. 80% of its regular clients/customers are students from M University. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the country were temporarily closed and classroom discussions were shifted to online learning modality. As a result, Z Company's snack bar decreased its sales. Z Company is planning to temporarily shutdown the snack bar. Each unit sales is a combo meal which costs P50.00 per meal, while the variable cost amounts to P25.00 per meal. Under a normal conditions the spack

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Z Company operates a snack bar in
front of M University. 80% of its regular
clients/customers are students from M
University. Due to the COVID-19
pandemic, schools in the country were
temporarily closed and classroom
discussions were shifted to online
learning modality. As a result, Z
Company's snack bar decreased its
sales.
Z Company is planning to temporarily
shutdown the snack bar.
Each unit sales is a combo meal which
costs P50.00 per meal, while the
variable cost amounts to P25.00 per
meal.
Under a normal conditions, the snack
bar would sell an average of 10,000
meals per month and incurs the
following fixed cost for the month:
Rent
P10,000.00
Allocated cost of utilities
3,000.00
Salary of sales clerk.
11,000.00
Janitor's salary
normal condition P33,000.00
O
9,000.00
Total monthly fixed cost under
Z Company noted that if they shut down
the snack bar, the allocated cost of
utilities will be reduced to P1,500.00,
salaries of the clerk and the janitor will
be eliminated during the shut down
period. All other fixed costs would be
incurred despite discontinuance of the
snack bar.
O
Question: What would be the effect
should the company opted to shutdown
the snack bar?
The company will incur fixed cost of
P11,500.00 despite the temporary shutdown
of the snack bar.
The company will be able to save P11,500.00
of fixed cost.
The company will be able to increase its sales
by P11,500.00
O None of the above
Same information in the preceding
problem above, compute for the shut
down point.
P860.00
O 860 units
OP100,000.00
100,000.00 units
Transcribed Image Text:Z Company operates a snack bar in front of M University. 80% of its regular clients/customers are students from M University. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the country were temporarily closed and classroom discussions were shifted to online learning modality. As a result, Z Company's snack bar decreased its sales. Z Company is planning to temporarily shutdown the snack bar. Each unit sales is a combo meal which costs P50.00 per meal, while the variable cost amounts to P25.00 per meal. Under a normal conditions, the snack bar would sell an average of 10,000 meals per month and incurs the following fixed cost for the month: Rent P10,000.00 Allocated cost of utilities 3,000.00 Salary of sales clerk. 11,000.00 Janitor's salary normal condition P33,000.00 O 9,000.00 Total monthly fixed cost under Z Company noted that if they shut down the snack bar, the allocated cost of utilities will be reduced to P1,500.00, salaries of the clerk and the janitor will be eliminated during the shut down period. All other fixed costs would be incurred despite discontinuance of the snack bar. O Question: What would be the effect should the company opted to shutdown the snack bar? The company will incur fixed cost of P11,500.00 despite the temporary shutdown of the snack bar. The company will be able to save P11,500.00 of fixed cost. The company will be able to increase its sales by P11,500.00 O None of the above Same information in the preceding problem above, compute for the shut down point. P860.00 O 860 units OP100,000.00 100,000.00 units
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