A) Marginal costing Marginal Costing Profit/Income Statement For The Month June Quantity Price per unit££ Sales revenue1500£35£52,500 Less: COGS Direct materials2000£7£14,000 Direct labor2000£7£14,000 Direct expenses2000£8£16,000 Variable selling and distribution expenses£7,875 Less: Closing stock Direct materials500£7£3,500 Direct labor500£7£3,500 Direct expenses500£8£4,000£40,875 Contribution£11,625 Less: Periodic cost Fixed production overhead36000£22 £792,00 0 Fixed selling expenses £120,00 0 Annually £912,00 0 Per month = Annually/12£76,000£76,000 Net Loss-£64,375 B) Absorption costing Absorption Costing Profit/Income Statement For The Month June Quantity Price per unit££ Sales revenue1500£35£52,500 Less: COGS Direct materials2000£7£14,000 Direct labor2000£7£14,000 Direct expenses2000£8£16,000 Standard production cost2000£22£44,000 Less: Closing stock Direct materials500£7£3,500 Direct labor500£7£3,500 Direct expenses500£8£4,000
Standard production cost500£22£11,000£66,000 Gross loss-£13,500 Less: Selling & Admin expenses Fixed (£120,000/12)£10,000 Variable£7,875£17,875 Net Loss-£31,375 C) Advising management on the actions to take The above result shows that company is bearing losses in both statement through marginal costing and absorption costing. To check how much minimum units required for company to sell in a month; break-even point has been calculated below: Break-even Point in Sales volume: = (Fixed cost / contribution per unit) Fixed cost per month =£10,000 + £66,000 = £76,000 Contribution per unit= Selling price per unit – Variable cost per unit = £35 – (£7 + £7 + £8 + .15(£35)) = £35 - £27.25 = £7.75 Breakeven point in sales volume = £76,000 / £7.75 = Approximate 9,806 units Hence, the above result shows that; company has to sale atleast 9,806 units to cover its fixed cost or obtain a situation of no profit no loss. Any sale of above these units will give profit to the company. Therefore, the target for the company should be selling of atleast 9,806 units to avoid loss situation during a month. Below is the scenario where company sells exactly 9,806 units during month. Sales revenue= 9,806 * £35= £343,210 Less: Variable cost = 9,806 * £27.25 = £267,214 Contribution= £76,000 Less: Fixed cost= £76,000
Net Profit= £0 So, the desired sale for the company should be above 9,806 units.