Sweet and Sour Ltd manufactures and sells three products, the selling price and variable cost price are
Question:
Sweet and Sour Ltd manufactures and sells three products, the selling price and variable cost price are given as:
Duck Shrimp Rice
€ € €
Sale price 5.00 2.60 6.00
Variable costs 2.40 1.40 2.80
Current years sales volumes:
Duck 30,000 pieces
Shrimps 16,000 pieces
Rice 12,000 pieces
Sweet and Sour Ltd now has neither profit nor loss.
Wanted
(a) Calculate Sweet and Sour Ltd’s fixed costs for the year.
It has been said that if the sale of shrimps is stopped, the sales of Duck will increase by 20%, and there will also be an increase in the sales of Rice by 5%.
(b) Calculate whether the above suggestion is feasible on the basis of your numerical calculations, to accept the suggestion
Accounting for Decision Making and Control
ISBN: 978-1259564550
9th edition
Authors: Jerold Zimmerman