Question: Pixie Pharmaceuticals is a research-based company which manufactures a wide variety of drugs for use in hospitals. The purchasing manager has recently been approached by
Pixie Pharmaceuticals is a research-based company which manufactures a wide variety of drugs for use in hospitals. The purchasing manager has recently been approached by a new manufacturer based in a newly industrialized country who has offered to produce three of the drugs at their factory. The following cost and price information has been provided.
| Drug | Fairyoxide | Spriteolite | Goblins |
| Production | 20,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Direct material cost, per unit | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.40 |
| Direct labour cost, per unit | 1.6 | 1.80 | 0.80 |
| Direct expense cost, per unit | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.20 |
| Fixed cost per unit | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.40 |
| Selling price each | 4.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 |
| Imported price | 2.75 | 4.20 | 2.00 |
Instructions: (2 marks each)
- What profit will the company make by producing all the drugs itself?
- What saving/ (increased cost) per unit would be made/(incurred) if Fairyoxide was purchased from the overseas producer (to two decimal places)?
- What saving/ (increased cost) would be made/(incurred) per unit if Spriteolite was purchased from the overseas producer?
- What saving/ (increased cost) would be made/(incurred) if Goblinex was purchased from the overseas producer?
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