Manufacturing Business Analysis and Recommendations

This assignment delves into the analysis of a manufacturing business in Australia. It examines its financial performance, specifically focusing on cash balance growth and profitability. Industry data for the Australian manufacturing sector is analyzed to assess its current state and future projections. The assignment culminates in recommendations for the business, including potential product adjustments based on profitability.

Running head: COST
Cost
Name of the Student:
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Authors Note:

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Table of Contents
Answer to Question 1......................................................................................................................2
a........................................................................................................................................................2
b.......................................................................................................................................................3
C.......................................................................................................................................................4
d.......................................................................................................................................................7
e........................................................................................................................................................8
f........................................................................................................................................................9
g.....................................................................................................................................................10
h.....................................................................................................................................................10
i......................................................................................................................................................11
Answer to Question 2....................................................................................................................13
Introduction....................................................................................................................................13
Over view of the result..................................................................................................................13
Analysis of contribution................................................................................................................14
Cash Position of the company.......................................................................................................15
Analysis and Recommendation.....................................................................................................16
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................17
Reference.......................................................................................................................................18

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Answer to Question 1
a.
Statement Showing Monthly Sales Revenue
Months Bikini Board short Towel Beach Bag Total Sales
Jan-18 $150,000 $90,000 $18,000 $13,000 $271,000
Feb-18 $120,000 $82,500 $13,500 $11,700 $227,700
Mar-18 $130,000 $87,000 $11,700 $10,400 $239,100
Apr-18 $100,000 $75,000 $6,300 $7,800 $189,100
May-18 $40,000 $45,000 $3,600 $3,900 $92,500
Jun-18 $50,000 $52,500 $1,800 $2,600 $106,900
Jul-18 $40,000 $37,500 $1,800 $2,600 $81,900
Aug-18 $20,000 $30,000 $1,800 $2,600 $54,400
Sep-18 $130,000 $87,000 $11,700 $10,400 $239,100
Oct-18 $120,000 $82,500 $13,500 $11,700 $227,700
Nov-18 $120,000 $82,500 $13,500 $11,700 $227,700
Dec-18 $150,000 $90,000 $18,000 $13,000 $271,000
Statement showing cash collection budget
Month
s
Cash
Sales
Cash collection from debtors
Total cash
collection
60% collected after 1
month
40% collected after 2
month
Jan-18 $54,200 $130,080 $123,650 $307,930
Feb-18 $45,540 $109,296 $86,720 $241,556
Mar-
18 $47,820 $114,768 $72,864 $235,452
Apr-
18 $37,820 $90,768 $76,512 $205,100
May-
18 $18,500 $44,400 $60,512 $123,412
Jun-18 $21,380 $51,312 $29,600 $102,292
Jul-18 $16,380 $39,312 $34,208 $89,900
Aug-
18 $10,880 $26,112 $26,208 $63,200
Sep-18 $47,820 $114,768 $17,408 $179,996
Oct-18 $45,540 $109,296 $76,512 $231,348
Nov-
18 $45,540 $109,296 $72,864 $227,700
Dec-18 $54,200 $130,080 $72,864 $257,144

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b.
Statement showing Production budget for Bikini (units)
Months Opening (A) Sales (B) Closing (C ) Total Production (B+C-A)
Jan-18 750 1,500 600 1,570
Feb-18 600 1,200 650 1,250
Mar-18 650 1,300 500 1,150
Apr-18 500 1,000 200 700
May-18 200 400 250 450
Jun-18 250 500 200 450
Jul-18 200 400 100 300
Aug-18 100 200 650 750
Sep-18 650 1,300 600 1,250
Oct-18 600 1,200 600 1,200
Nov-18 600 1,200 750 1,350
Dec-18 750 1,500 800 1,550
Statement showing Production budget for Board Short (units)
Months Opening (A) Sales (B) Closing (C ) Total Production
Jan-18 600 1,200 550 1,150
Feb-18 550 1,100 580 1,130
Mar-18 580 1,160 500 1,080
Apr-18 500 1,000 300 800
May-18 300 600 350 650
Jun-18 350 700 250 600
Jul-18 250 500 200 450
Aug-18 200 400 580 780
Sep-18 580 1,160 550 1,130
Oct-18 550 1,100 550 1,100
Nov-18 550 1,100 600 1,150
Dec-18 600 1,200 700 1,300
Statement showing Production budget for Towel (units)
Years Opening (A) Sales (B) Closing (C ) Total Production
Jan-18 200 400 150 350
Feb-18 150 300 130 280
Mar-18 130 260 70 200

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Apr-18 70 140 40 110
May-18 40 80 20 60
Jun-18 20 40 20 40
Jul-18 20 40 20 40
Aug-18 20 40 130 150
Sep-18 130 260 150 280
Oct-18 150 300 150 300
Nov-18 150 300 200 350
Dec-18 200 400 220 420
Statement showing Production budget for Beach Bag (units)
Years Opening (A) Sales (B) Closing (C ) Total Production
Jan-18 100 200 90 190
Feb-18 90 180 80 170
Mar-18 80 160 60 140
Apr-18 60 120 30 90
May-18 30 60 20 50
Jun-18 20 40 20 40
Jul-18 20 40 20 40
Aug-18 20 40 80 100
Sep-18 80 160 90 170
Oct-18 90 180 90 180
Nov-18 90 180 100 190
Dec-18 100 200 110 210
C.
Statement showing Direct Material and cash Purchase Budget
For Bikini
Month
s
Openi
ng
Productio
n
Closin
g
Total
Purchase
(units) Direct material
Accoun
ts Paid
in the
same
month
Accoun
ts Paid
in the
followin
g month
Jan-18 1178 1,570 938 1330 $ 42,892.50 $12,868 $43,875
Feb-18 938 1,250 863 1175 $ 37,893.75 $11,368 $30,025
Mar-
18 863 1,150 525 813 $ 26,203.13 $7,861 $26,526

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Apr-18 525 700 338 513 $ 16,528.13 $4,958 $18,342
May-
18 338 450 338 450 $ 14,512.50 $4,354 $11,570
Jun-18 338 450 225 338 $ 10,884.38 $3,265 $10,159
Jul-18 225 300 563 638 $ 20,559.38 $6,168 $7,619
Aug-
18 563 750 938 1125 $ 36,281.25 $10,884 $14,392
Sep-18 938 1,250 900 1213 $ 39,103.13 $11,731 $25,397
Oct-18 900 1,200 1013 1313 $ 42,328.13 $12,698 $27,372
Nov-18 1013 1,350 1163 1500 $ 48,375.00 $14,513 $29,630
Dec-18 1163 1,550 1125 1513 $ 48,778.13 $14,633 $33,863
Statement showing Direct Material and cash Purchase Budget
For Broad short
Month
s
Openin
g
Productio
n
Closin
g
Total Purchase
(units)
Direct
material
Accoun
ts Paid
in the
same
month
Accoun
ts Paid
in the
followin
g
month
Jan-18 900 1,200 825 1125
$
36,281.25 $10,884 $33,535
Feb-
18 825 1,100 870 1145
$
36,926.25 $11,078 $25,397
Mar-
18 870 1,160 750 1040
$
33,540.00 $10,062 $25,848
Apr-
18 750 1,000 450 700
$
22,575.00 $6,773 $23,478
May-
18 450 600 525 675
$
21,768.75 $6,531 $15,803
Jun-
18 525 700 375 550
$
17,737.50 $5,321 $15,238
Jul-18 375 500 300 425
$
13,706.25 $4,112 $12,416
Aug-
18 300 400 870 970
$
31,282.50 $9,385 $9,594
Sep-18 870 1,160 825 1115
$
35,958.75 $10,788 $21,898
Oct-18 825 1,100 825 1100
$
35,475.00 $10,643 $25,171
Nov-
18 825 1,100 900 1175
$
37,893.75 $11,368 $24,833
Dec-
18 900 1,200 975 1275
$
41,118.75 $12,336 $26,526

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Statement showing Direct Material and cash Purchase Budget
For Towel
Month
s
Openin
g
Productio
n
Closin
g
Total Purchase
(units)
Direct
material
Account
s Paid
in the
same
month
Accou
nts
Paid
in the
followi
ng
month
Jan-18 263 350 210 298
$
9,594.38 $2,878 $9,781
Feb-18 210 280 150 220
$
7,095.00 $2,129 $6,716
Mar-
18 150 200 83 133
$
4,273.13 $1,282 $4,967
Apr-
18 83 110 45 73
$
2,338.13 $701 $2,991
May-
18 45 60 30 45
$
1,451.25 $435 $1,637
Jun-18 30 40 30 40
$
1,290.00 $387 $1,016
Jul-18 30 40 113 123
$
3,950.63 $1,185 $903
Aug-
18 113 150 210 248
$
7,981.88 $2,395 $2,765
Sep-18 210 280 225 295
$
9,513.75 $2,854 $5,587
Oct-18 225 300 263 338
$
10,884.38 $3,265 $6,660
Nov-
18 263 350 315 403
$
12,980.63 $3,894 $7,619
Dec-18 315 420 315 420
$
13,545.00 $4,064 $9,086
Statement showing Direct Material and cash Purchase Budget
For Beach bag
Month
s
Openin
g
Productio
n
Closin
g
Total Purchase
(units)
Direct
material
Accoun
ts Paid
in the
same
month
Accoun
ts Paid
in the
followin
g
month

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Jan-18 143 190 128 175
$
5,643.75 $1,693 $5,310
Feb-
18 128 170 105 148
$
4,756.88 $1,427 $3,951
Mar-
18 105 140 68 103
$
3,305.63 $992 $3,330
Apr-
18 68 90 38 60
$
1,935.00 $581 $2,314
May-
18 38 50 30 43
$
1,370.63 $411 $1,355
Jun-
18 30 40 30 40
$
1,290.00 $387 $959
Jul-18 30 40 75 85
$
2,741.25 $822 $903
Aug-
18 75 100 128 153
$
4,918.13 $1,475 $1,919
Sep-18 128 170 135 178
$
5,724.38 $1,717 $3,443
Oct-18 135 180 143 188
$
6,046.88 $1,814 $4,007
Nov-
18 143 190 158 205
$
6,611.25 $1,983 $4,233
Dec-
18 158 210 158 210
$
6,772.50 $2,032 $4,628
d.
Statement showing Direct Labor Budget
Mon
th
Bikini Board Short Towel Beach bag
Labor
Hour
labor
Amount
Labor
Hour
labor
Amount
Labor
Hour
labor
Amount
Labor
Hour
labor
Amount
Jan-
18 1570
$
43,960.00 863
$
24,150.00 140
$
3,920.00 114
$
3,192.00
Feb-
18 1250
$
35,000.00 848
$
23,730.00 112
$
3,136.00 102
$
2,856.00
Mar-
18 1150
$
32,200.00 810
$
22,680.00 80
$
2,240.00 84
$
2,352.00
Apr-
18 700
$
19,600.00 600
$
16,800.00 44
$
1,232.00 54
$
1,512.00
May
-18 450
$
12,600.00 488
$
13,650.00 24
$
672.00 30
$
840.00
Jun-
18 450
$
12,600.00 450
$
12,600.00 16
$
448.00 24
$
672.00
Jul- 300 $ 338 $ 16 $ 24 $

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18 8,400.00 9,450.00 448.00 672.00
Aug-
18 750
$
21,000.00 585
$
16,380.00 60
$
1,680.00 60
$
1,680.00
Sep-
18 1250
$
35,000.00 848
$
23,730.00 112
$
3,136.00 102
$
2,856.00
Oct-
18 1200
$
33,600.00 825
$
23,100.00 120
$
3,360.00 108
$
3,024.00
Nov-
18 1350
$
37,800.00 863
$
24,150.00 140
$
3,920.00 114
$
3,192.00
Dec-
18 1550
$
43,400.00 975
$
27,300.00 168
$
4,704.00 126
$
3,528.00
e.
Statement showing Variable Manufacturing Overhead
M
on
ths
Bikini Board Short Towel Beach bag Total
Indire
ct
Materi
al
Indir
ect
Labo
r
Indire
ct
Materi
al
Indir
ect
Labo
r
Indire
ct
Materi
al
Indir
ect
Labo
r
Indire
ct
Materi
al
Indire
ct
Labor
Indire
ct
Materi
al
Indir
ect
Labo
r
Ja
n-
18
$
3,140.
00
$
1,570.
00
$
2,300.
00
$
1,150.
00
$
700.00
$
350.0
0
$
380.00
$
190.0
0
$
6,520.0
0
$
3,260.
00
Fe
b-
18
$
2,500.
00
$
1,250.
00
$
2,260.
00
$
1,130.
00
$
560.00
$
280.0
0
$
340.00
$
170.0
0
$
5,660.0
0
$
2,830.
00
M
ar-
18
$
2,300.
00
$
1,150.
00
$
2,160.
00
$
1,080.
00
$
400.00
$
200.0
0
$
280.00
$
140.0
0
$
5,140.0
0
$
2,570.
00
Ap
r-
18
$
1,400.
00
$
700.0
0
$
1,600.
00
$
800.0
0
$
220.00
$
110.0
0
$
180.00
$
90.00
$
3,400.0
0
$
1,700.
00
M
ay
-
18
$
900.00
$
450.0
0
$
1,300.
00
$
650.0
0
$
120.00
$
60.00
$
100.00
$
50.00
$
2,420.0
0
$
1,210.
00
Ju
n-
18
$
900.00
$
450.0
0
$
1,200.
00
$
600.0
0
$
80.00
$
40.00
$
80.00
$
40.00
$
2,260.0
0
$
1,130.
00
Ju
l-
18
$
600.00
$
300.0
0
$
900.00
$
450.0
0
$
80.00
$
40.00
$
80.00
$
40.00
$
1,660.0
0
$
830.0
0
Au
g-
18
$
1,500.
00
$
750.0
0
$
1,560.
00
$
780.0
0
$
300.00
$
150.0
0
$
200.00
$
100.0
0
$
3,560.0
0
$
1,780.
00

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Se
p-
18
$
2,500.
00
$
1,250.
00
$
2,260.
00
$
1,130.
00
$
560.00
$
280.0
0
$
340.00
$
170.0
0
$
5,660.0
0
$
2,830.
00
Oc
t-
18
$
2,400.
00
$
1,200.
00
$
2,200.
00
$
1,100.
00
$
600.00
$
300.0
0
$
360.00
$
180.0
0
$
5,560.0
0
$
2,780.
00
No
v-
18
$
2,700.
00
$
1,350.
00
$
2,300.
00
$
1,150.
00
$
700.00
$
350.0
0
$
380.00
$
190.0
0
$
6,080.0
0
$
3,040.
00
De
c-
18
$
3,100.
00
$
1,550.
00
$
2,600.
00
$
1,300.
00
$
840.00
$
420.0
0
$
420.00
$
210.0
0
$
6,960.0
0
$
3,480.
00
To
tal
$
23,940
.00
$
11,97
0.00
$
22,640
.00
$
11,32
0.00
$
5,160.
00
$
2,580.
00
$
3,140.
00
$
1,570.
00
$
54,880.
00
$
27,44
0.00
Statement showing Fixed Manufacturing overhead
Particulars Total Bikini
Broad
short Towel
Beach
Bag
Utilities
$
6,600.00
$
2,879
$
2,723
$
621
$
378
Insurance
$
2,400.00
$
1,047
$
990
$
226
$
137
Supervisors salary
$
54,000.00
$
23,556
$
22,277
$
5,077
$
3,090
Rent
$
67,200.00
$
29,314
$
27,722
$
6,318
$
3,845
Repair and Maintenance
$
10,000.00
$
4,362
$
4,125
$
940
$
572
Depreciation
$
9,000.00
$
3,926
$
3,713
$
846
$
515
Total Fixed
Manufacturing Overhead
$
149,200.00
$
65,084.69
$
61,550.44
$
14,028.2
8
$
8,536.59

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f.
Statement showing monthly operating cost budget
Months Utilities Insurance
Administrative
Wages
Office
Expenses Rent
Jan-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Feb-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Mar-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Apr-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
May-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Jun-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Jul-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Aug-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Sep-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Oct-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Nov-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Dec-18 $ 50.00 $ 500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,400.00
Total Expenses $ 600.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 18,000.00 $ 16,800.00
g.
Statement showing closing inventory of Finished goods
Months Bikini Board Short Towel Beach Bag Total
Jan-18 $ 60,000.00 $ 41,250.00 $ 6,750.00 $ 5,850.00 $ 113,850.00
Feb-18 $ 65,000.00 $ 43,500.00 $ 5,850.00 $ 5,200.00 $ 119,550.00
Mar-18 $ 50,000.00 $ 37,500.00 $ 3,150.00 $ 3,900.00 $ 94,550.00
Apr-18 $ 20,000.00 $ 22,500.00 $ 1,800.00 $ 1,950.00 $ 46,250.00
May-18 $ 25,000.00 $ 26,250.00 $ 900.00 $ 1,300.00 $ 53,450.00
Jun-18 $ 20,000.00 $ 18,750.00 $ 900.00 $ 1,300.00 $ 40,950.00
Jul-18 $ 10,000.00 $ 15,000.00 $ 900.00 $ 1,300.00 $ 27,200.00
Aug-18 $ 65,000.00 $ 43,500.00 $ 5,850.00 $ 5,200.00 $ 119,550.00
Sep-18 $ 60,000.00 $ 41,250.00 $ 6,750.00 $ 5,850.00 $ 113,850.00
Oct-18 $ 60,000.00 $ 41,250.00 $ 6,750.00 $ 5,850.00 $ 113,850.00
Nov-18 $ 75,000.00 $ 45,000.00 $ 9,000.00 $ 6,500.00 $ 135,500.00
Dec-18 $ 80,000.00 $ 52,500.00 $ 9,900.00 $ 7,150.00 $ 149,550.00

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h.
Statement showing Cost of sales Budget
Particulars Bikini Board Short Towel
Beach
Bag Total
Direct Material $386,032.50 $387,710.00 $81,270.00
$41,605.0
0
$896,617.
50
Direct Labor $335,160.00 $237,720.00 $28,896.00
$26,376.0
0
$628,152.
00
Variable Manufacturing
Overhead
Indirect Material $23,940.00 $22,640.00 $5,160.00 $3,140.00
$54,880.0
0
Indirect Labor $11,970.00 $11,320.00 $2,580.00 $1,570.00
$27,440.0
0
Fixed Manufacturing
Overhead
Utilities $2,879.08 $2,722.74 $620.55 $377.62 $6,600.00
Insurance $1,046.94 $990.09 $225.66 $137.32 $2,400.00
Supervisors salary $23,556.12 $22,276.97 $5,077.26 $3,089.65
$54,000.0
0
Rent $29,314.29 $27,722.45 $6,318.37 $3,844.90
$67,200.0
0
Repair and Maintenance $4,362.24 $4,125.36 $940.23 $572.16
$10,000.0
0
Depreciation $3,926.02 $3,712.83 $846.21 $514.94 $9,000.00
Total manufacturing Cost $822,187.19 $720,940.44
$131,934.2
8
$81,227.5
9
$1,756,28
9.50
Opening Inventory of FG
$
75,000.00
$
45,000.00
$
9,000.00
$
6,500.00
$135,500.
00
Closing Inventory of FG
$
(80,000.00)
$
(52,500.00)
$
(9,900.00)
$
(7,150.00)
($149,550.
00)
Cost of Sales $817,187.19 $713,440.44
$131,034.2
8
$80,577.5
9
$1,742,23
9.50
i.
Statement showing budgeted Income Statement
Particulars Bikini
Board
Short Towel
Beach
Bag Total
Sales $1,170,000 $841,500 $115,200 $101,400 $2,228,100
Less:
Cost of sales
$817,187.1
9 $713,440.44 $131,034.28 $80,577.59
$1,742,239.5
0
Gross Profit
$352,812.8
1 $128,059.56
($15,834.28
) $20,822.41 $485,860.50

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Operating Cost
Utilities $600.00
Insurance $6,000.00
Administrative Wages $30,000.00
Office Expenses $18,000.00
Rent $16,800.00
Total Operating
Expenses $71,400.00
Operating Income $414,460.50
Interest $7,500.00
Net Profit $406,960.50
j.
Statement showing Monthly Cash Budget
Particulars
Jan-
18
Feb-
18
Mar
-18
Apr-
18
Ma
y-18
Jun-
18
Jul-
18
Aug
-18
Sep
-18
Oct-
18
Nov
-18
Dec
-18
Cash Receipts
Cash collection
$30
7,93
0
$24
1,55
6
$23
5,45
2
$20
5,10
0
$12
3,41
2
$10
2,29
2
$89,
900
$63,
200
$17
9,99
6
$23
1,34
8
$22
7,70
0
$25
7,14
4
Cash Payments
Accounts Payable
paid in the same
month
$28,
324
$26,
002
$20,
197
$13,
013
$11,
731
$9,3
61
$12,
287
$24,
139
$27,
090
$28,
420
$31,
758
$33,
064
Accounts Payable
paid in the next
month
$92,
500
$66,
088
$60,
670
$47,
125
$30,
363
$27,
372
$21,
841
$28,
670
$56,
325
$63,
210
$66,
314
$74,
102
Direct Labor
$75,
222
$64,
722
$59,
472
$39,
144
$27,
762
$26,
320
$18,
970
$40,
740
$64,
722
$63,
084
$69,
062
$78,
932
Indirect Material
$6,5
20
$5,6
60
$5,1
40
$3,4
00
$2,4
20
$2,2
60
$1,6
60
$3,5
60
$5,6
60
$5,5
60
$6,0
80
$6,9
60
Indirect Labor
$3,2
60
$2,8
30
$2,5
70
$1,7
00
$1,2
10
$1,1
30
$83
0
$1,7
80
$2,8
30
$2,7
80
$3,0
40
$3,4
80
Repair and
Maintenance
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
Utilities $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Insurance premium
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
$70
0
Factory Supervisors
salary
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
$4,5
00
Administrative
Wages
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
$2,5
00
General Office
Expenses
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
$1,5
00
Rent
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
$7,0
00
Interest
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
$62
5
Total cash Payment
$22
3,25
1
$18
2,72
7
$16
7,97
4
$12
1,80
7
$90,
911
$86,
368
$73,
014
$11
6,31
4
$17
6,55
2
$18
0,47
9
$19
3,67
9
$21
6,46
4
Net Cash
generated
$84,
679
$58,
829
$67,
478
$83,
293
$32,
501
$15,
924
$16,
886
($53
,114
)
$3,4
44
$50,
869
$34,
021
$40,
680
Opening Cash
Balance
$48,
250
$13
2,92
9
$19
1,75
9
$25
9,23
7
$34
2,53
0
$37
5,03
0
$39
0,95
4
$40
7,84
1
$35
4,72
7
$35
8,17
1
$40
9,04
0
$44
3,06
0
Closing Cash
Balance
$13
2,92
9
$19
1,75
9
$25
9,23
7
$34
2,53
0
$37
5,03
0
$39
0,95
4
$40
7,84
1
$35
4,72
7
$35
8,17
1
$40
9,04
0
$44
3,06
0
$48
3,74
1
Answer to Question 2
Introduction
In this report, an attempt is made to analyze and present the budgeted result to the
director of the company. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of the swimwear and
accessories for the men and women (Crowell et al., 2013). The company manufactures four types
of products. The main aim of this report is to discuss the estimated and the budgeted resulted of
the company.

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Over view of the result
The overall analysis of the budget indicates that the company is estimated to make a net
profit of $7500. The total gross profit of the company is $485860.50. It can be seen that only
product that has reported gross loss is Towel. The analysis of the cash flow statement shows that
the company has generated cash inflow in all the months except in the month of August (Macnab
& Mitchell, 2014). The figure showing sales of different products in the 12 months are given
below.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2
$271,000
$227,700
$239,100
$189,100
$92,500
$106,900
$81,900
$54,400
$239,100
$227,700
$227,700
$271,000
Total Sales
Figure 1: Sales
(Source: created by Author)
The figure above shows that sales declined in the middle of the year then it recovered at
the end of the month. Therefore, on overall analysis it can be seen that the company has
improved its performance.

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Analysis of contribution
Statement showing Contribution per unit
Particulars Bikini Board Short Towel Beach Bag
Sales $100 $75 $45 $65
Less: Variable cost
Fabric $18.75 $0.00 $31.25 $26.25
Elastic/Trim $13.50 $0.00 $3.00 $5.25
Direct labor $28.00 $21.00 $28.40 $16.80
Indirect material $2 $2 $2 $2
Indirect labor $1 $1 $1 $1
Total variable Cost $63.25 $24.00 $65.65 $51.30
Contribution $36.75 $51.00 ($20.65) $13.70
Table 1: Contribution per unit
(Source: created by Author)
The table above indicates the contribution per unit of different products of the company.
It can be said that the company should not produce Towel as the contribution is negative and the
company will make loss if the company engages in the production.

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Cash Position of the company
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
$450,000
$500,000
Closing Cash Balance
Figure 2: Cash position
(Source: created by Author)
The figure above shows that the company has maintained high cash flow throughout the
period. It can be seen that the cash position of the business have slowly increased and have been
maintained at high level. The main reason for such increase in cash balance is increased sales
and controlled expenditure (Dudin et al. 2015).
Analysis and Recommendation
The data of the manufacturing sector of Australia is provided below:

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Figure 3: Industry data
(Source: created by Author)
The figure above shows the manufacturing industry is showing a decline of 1.7% in
growth. It is expected that the manufacturing industry will see a decline of 0.7% from 2012 to
2017. However, the revenue of the industry is expected to increase by 1.7%. Therefore, it is
expected that the business will make profit so the company should continue in the manufacturing
but should stop producing towel, as it is not profitable (Gebreiter, 2016).
Conclusion
Based on the above discussion it can be said that it is expected that the company should
make profit and will be able to maintain good cash position. However, the business should
producing towel, as it is not profitable.

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