Holyrood Products Ltd makes cassette recorders. The management accountant has produced the following summary of the company’s trading in the year ended 30 June Year 3:

The following additional information is available:

(a). Works and administration overhead was 64% variable and 36% fixed, the latter including £2,500 for depreciation of plant surplus to current requirements.

(b). Selling overhead was 75% variable and 25% fixed.

(c). For management accounting purposes, finished goods stock is valued at variable cost excluding selling overhead.

(d). There was an increase of 2,000 units in finished goods stock over the year. 

The production manager has made the following estimates for the year to 30 June Year 4 which show that:

(a). The excess plant will be utilised for the production of a radio and a watch in quantities of 5,000 and 10,000 respectively. The variable costs are:

(b). Finished goods stock of cassette recorders will remain unchanged and stocks of radios and watches will be built up to 10% of production.

(c). Production of cassette recorders will be at the same level as that achieved in the year to 30June Year 3.

(d). Fixed overhead is as follows:

(e). Materials costs for cassette recorders will be increased by £1 per unit. Other variable costs will be held at the level attained in the year ended 30 June Year 3. The marketing director has advised that each product should be priced so as to achieve a 25% profit on total cost.

Required

Prepare a statement of budgeted profit for the year ended 30 June Year 4.

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Sales: 30,000 recorders add: Increase in finished goods stock 375,000 16,000 391,000 Deduct: Direct materials 128,000 96,000 50,000 Direct labour Works and administration overhead Selling overhead 20,000 294,000 97,000 Trading profit