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of capacity, is given below. LKR Sales 9,000 units at LK 32 Less: direct materials direct wages production overhead !i"ed varia#le &ross pro!it Less: administration, selling and distri#ution costs: !i"ed var'ing with sales volume (et pro!it )t has #een estimated that: !i" i! the selling price per unit were reduced to LK 28, the increased demand would utilise 90 per cent o! the compan'*s capacit' without an' additional advertising e"penditure+ !ii" to attract su!!icient demand to utilise !ull capacit' would re,uire a $5 percent reduction in the current selling price and a LK 5,000 special advertising campaign.ou are re,uired to: /a0 calculate the #rea1even point in units, #ased on the original #udget+ /#0 calculate the pro!its and #rea1even points which would result !rom each o! the two alternatives and compare them with the original #udgetLKR 288,000 54,000 72,000 42,000 $8,000 $8%,000 $02,000
2.3 Ltd is planning to ma1e $20,000 units per period o! a new product- 4he !ollowing standards have #een set: 5irect material A 5irect material # 5irect la#our: 6peration $ 6peration 2 6peration 3 Per unit $-2 1g at LK $$ per 1g 4-7 1g at LK % per 1g 42 minutes 37 minutes $$ minutes
7ll direct operatives are paid at the rate o! LK 8 per hour- 7ttaina#le wor1 hours are less than cloc1 hours, so the 500 direct operatives have #een #udgeted !or 400 hours each in the period7ctual results !or the period were: $roduction %irect la#our &aterial A &aterial # Requirements $0 la#our e!!icienc' variance 20 la#our rate variance 30 material price variances 40 material usage variances $2%,000 cost LK cost LK cost LK units $-7 m !or 2$5,000 cloc1 hours '-%5 m !or $50,000 1g 3-% m !or 590,000 1g