Booklet 8 Profit Maximisation Solutions.xlsx - Ex3.30

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Profit Maximisation - Exercise 3.30 Unnamed: 1 Unnamed: 2 Unnamed: 3 Unnamed: 4 SOLUTION
(a) Classic Deluxe Modern Total
Units demanded 1000 800 500
Labour hours per unit 2 2.5 2
Total labour hours required 2000 2000 1000 5000
(b) Selling price 90 150 115
Less Variable costs 45 85 60
Contribution per product 45 65 55
(c) Contribution per product 45 65 55
Labour hours per unit 2 2.5 2
Contribution per labour hour 22.5 26 27.5
(d) Order of priority first Modern
second Deluxe
third Classic
(e) Labour hours available for production 1750 2000 1000 4750
(f) Labour hours available 1750 2000 1000
Labour hours per unit 2 2.5 2
875 800 500
units units units
(g) Contribution per labour hour 22.5 26 27.5
Labour hours 1750 2000 1000
Total Contribution 39375 52000 27500 118875
(h) Less fixed costs 65000
Profit 53875