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QUESTION 4
Green Grocer Ltd is a manufacturing entity in the city of Clutchmore. The company manufactures and sells a single product by the name of Product P.
In the financial year ended 30 June 2020, 200,000 units of Product P were sold for $10 each. The cost of sales was $6 per unit, and the total amount was considered as variable cost.
In addition, other expenses incurred by the company were as follows:
Variable Cost component |
Fixed Cost component |
|
Marketing expenses |
$0.80 per unit |
$164,000 |
Administration expenses |
$1.20 per unit |
$176,000 |
Required:
A. Green Grocer Ltd wants to double the amount of profit made in the next financial year (i.e. year ending 30 June 2021). In order to achieve this:
Based on the proposed pricing and cost structure, calculate the number of units of Product P needed to achieve the targeted profit in the next financial year.
(B) If Green Grocer Ltd abandons the proposed plan to change the pricing and cost structure of Product P as outlined in part (d), and the company still wants to double its profit in the next financial year (i.e. year ending 30 June 2021), then a second product by the name of Product Q may be introduced.
Product Q will sell for $12 per unit and has a variable cost of $8.50 per unit. In addition, total fixed cost will increase by $100,000 due to the company having to purchase additional equipment to manufacture Product Q.
The expected sales is 150,000 units of Product P and 100,000 units of Product Q.
Calculate: