Reference no: EM132530525
Estimated units of production and sales = 3,000 units
Selling price per watch = Rs 900
Direct material per watch = Rs 270
Direct labor per watch = Rs 180
Variable manufacturing overhead cost per watch = Rs 90
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost Rs 282,000
Fixed marketing and admin cost Rs 150,000
Variable marketing and admin cost Rs 10%
Question 1: Calculate the break even quantity.
Question 2: Calculate the target sales value using the marginal income ratio, if profit of R 600 000 is desired.
The sales manager made the following proposal to increase profitability:
Decrease the selling price by R40 per unit and increase advertising expense by R 24 000 with the expectation that sales will increase by 10,%.
Question 3: should the sales manager proposal be accepted? Motivate your answer with the relevant calculations