Question 7
ICAN
•
2024
•
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
•
mixed
Case Stimulus
Jumbo Tailors Nigeria Limited manufactures three unique wears for which the maximum revenue for the coming year is estimated as follows:
N
Trousers 8,250,000
Jackets 9,880,000
Skirts 12,390,000
Summarised unit cost data are as follows:
Product Trousers Jackets Skirts
N N N
Direct material 1,000 900 700
Direct Labour 500 450 350
Variable costs 800 1,600 1,000
Fixed costs 250 500 400
Total costs 2,550 3,450 2,450
The allocation of fixed costs was derived from last year’s production level and this may be reviewed, if current output plans are different.
Estimated selling prices are:
Product Price
N
Trousers 3,300
Jackets 3,800
Skirts 2,950
The products are processed on sewing machines housed in a building of three blocks.
Block A contains type I machine which has an estimated maximum machine hour capacity of 39,200 hours available in the forthcoming year with fixed overhead cost of N1,960,000 per annum.
Block B contains type II machine of which 20,000 machine hours are estimated in the forthcoming year with a fixed overhead cost of N1,500,000 per annum.
Block C also contains type II machine which also has an estimate of 16,000 machine hours available in the forthcoming year. The fixed overhead cost of N740,000 is estimated per annum for Block C.
The required machine hours for one unit of output for each Jeans on each type of machine are as follows:
Product Trousers Jackets Skirts
Type I machine 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours
Type II machine 3 hours 6 hours 2 hours
Additional Information
{
"label": "Supporting information 1",
"content": "| Product | Trousers | Jackets | Skirts |\n|---------|----------|---------|--------|\n| Direct material | 1,000 | 900 | 700 |\n| Direct Labour | 500 | 450 | 350 |\n| Variable costs | 800 | 1,600 | 1,000 |\n| Fixed costs | 250 | 500 | 400 |\n| Total costs | 2,550 | 3,450 | 2,450 |"
}
{
"label": "Supporting information 2",
"content": "| Product | Price |\n|----------|-------|\n| Trousers | 3,300 |\n| Jackets | 3,800 |\n| Skirts | 2,950 |"
}
{
"label": "Supporting information 3",
"content": "| Product | Trousers | Jackets | Skirts |\n|----------|----------|---------|--------|\n| Type I machine | 2 hours | 4 hours | 6 hours |\n| Type II machine | 3 hours | 6 hours | 2 hours |"
}
{
"label": "Supporting information 4",
"content": "| | ₦ |\n|------------|----------|\n| Trousers | 8,250,000|\n| Jackets | 9,880,000|\n| Skirts |12,390,000|"
}
Requirements
(
a
)
Determine the optimal production plan which Jumbo Tailors Nigeria Limited should adopt.
(
b
)
Calculate the total profit that would be made, if the production plan in (a) above is adopted.
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2024
Performance Management
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2024
Ican
Performance Management
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