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Aqua Accessories plc . is a subsidiary company of River Recreation plc , and manufactures three products Sun Parasols, Deck Chairs, Buckets and Spades. The

Aqua Accessories plc. is a subsidiary company of River Recreation plc, and
manufactures three products Sun Parasols, Deck Chairs, Buckets and
Spades.
The selling price, variable and fixed costs per unit are as follows:
Sun Parasols Deck Chairs Buckets and Spades
Sales Price 10156
Variable overheads 362
Fixed overheads 321
Profit 473
Skilled labour hours per unit 1.5 hours 2 hours 0.50 hours
Production required 8,500 units 7,000 units 9,000 units
The same skilled labour is used in all the three products. Aqua Accessories plc. has
only 27,000 skilled labour hours available. It will be very difficult to source any
additional skilled labourers. Due to an existing agreement with customers, Aqua
Accessories plc. must produce 100 units of each product.
 
 
Required:
Show the optimum production levels of each product after the requisite 100 units
have been produced.

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