UGB 106 Introduction to Management Accounting

UGB 106 Introduction to
management accounting

Contents
Contents................................................................................................................................................2
Part 1.....................................................................................................................................................3
Question 2: Plaistead Plc..................................................................................................................3
Part 2.....................................................................................................................................................8
Question 3: Crawford Plc.................................................................................................................8
Part 3.....................................................................................................................................................3
Question 4:........................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................10

Part 1
Question 2: Plaistead Plc.
Answer to (a)
Estimating Contribution per Unit
Note: Contribution per unit = (selling price per unit) – (variable costs per unit)
Particulars £
Selling Price 13
Materials (5.25)
Labour (2.95)
Variable Overheads (1.85)
£2.95
Answer to (b)
Estimating Break Even Sales Revenue at the Break-even Point and Margin of Safety:
Break Even point is reached when: total contribution = total fixed costs.
The break-even point (units) is estimated as:
Fixed Cost/ (𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡)–(𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡)
Note: (selling price per unit) – (variable costs per unit) = Contribution per unit
With the information in the question, total fixed costs are estimated as:
Production Fixed Costs = £59,000
Selling Fixed Costs. = £47,600
£106,600

Applying the formula, the number of electric kettles at break-even (the break-even point
(sales): =£106,600
£2.95
= 36,136 electric kettles.
Therefore, Revenue at Break-even = 36,136 electric kettles x £13
= £469,768
Margin of Safety (Volumes/Units) = (Planned sales in unit) - (Breakeven sales in unit)
= (53, 000 electric kettles) – (36, 136 electric kettles)
= 16, 864 electric kettles
Margin of Safety (Revenue) = (Planned sales revenue) - (Breakeven revenue)
= £689,000 –£469,768
= £219, 232
OR
Margin of safety (revenue) = (Margin of safety (volume/unit)) x (Selling price)
= 16,864 electric kettles x £13
= £219, 232
Answer to (c)
Estimating profit at 53,000 electric kettles at selling price of £13per electric kettle:
Sales (from question) = 53,000 electric kettles
Break even number of electric kettles (from calculation). = 36,136 electric kettles
Therefore, sales are above break-even point by 16,864 electric kettles (53, 000 – 36,136)
Contribution per electric kettles = £2.95
Additional contribution = 16, 864 x £2.95 = £49, 749
Answer to (d)
Estimating units of electric kettles to produce and sell for a profit of £90,000