Reference no: EM132787801
Question 1 - The following three sections are independent from each other
a. Sam. Co is a Manufacturing company. Currently due to a labor strike the company has access to only to 27,000 direct labor hours available for producing three products named A and B and C. The following information is related to these products:
Product A Product B Product C
Maximum demand 5,500 7,500 4,000
Selling price per unit 57 36 25
Variable cost per unit 49.5 30 18
Direct labor hours required per unit 3 2 3.5
Required - How many units of product A, B and C should Sam Co. produce this year?
Question 2 - Arya Inc. uses a joint production process to produce two products (regular and luxury). The Corporation has $200,000 of joint processing costs this year and is considering whether to process its two products beyond the split-off point. Information about the two products follow:
Regular Luxury
Units produced 26,000 17,000
Total variable cost of processing further $78,000 $119,000
Selling price per unit at split off point 20 55
Selling price per unit after further processing 26 62
Required - Should the two products be processed further? Show all your calculations (4 marks)
Question 3 - A Corporation is composed of three divisions. The following information relates to these three Division:
A B C
Sales $7,500,000 $8,000,000 $5,500,000
Variable cost 5,100,000 4,600,000 3,800,000
Contribution margin 2,400,000 3,400,000 1,700,000
Avoidable fixed cost 1,900,000 3,700,000 1,500,000
Operating income $500,000 ($300,000) $200,000
The company is considering closing Division B. If division B is closed, then the sales of division C will increase by 5%, while sales of division A will decrease by 20%.
Required - What will be the impact on the company's overall profitability if Division B is closed?