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QUESTION 3 Aneka Sedap Sdn Bhd manufactures four types of cookies which are packed in special tin containers with the company popular brand name. The following table shows information for the month of June for each of the products: Finger London Finger \"-12-\" RM Selling price . . . 45.00 Direct material . . . 9.00 Direct labour . . . 9.00 Production overhead . . . 10.00 Prot per container mm 17-00 Labour hours per container 3 Machine hours per container 2 Expected demand (containers) 200 300 250 Due to the forthcoming festive season. demand for the cookies is higher than normal. The Production Manager has informed the Management Accountant that the availability of labour Page 3 of 4 and machine time will be resticted in June. This is because one of the mixing machines will undergo routine maintenance, thus reducing the machine hours available for production to 1,350 hours only. As for labour, only 3,200 labour hours is available for the month. The overheads above are absorbed based on labour hours. Budgeted xed overheads of RM3,900 for June is absorbed based on 3,000 budgeted labour hours. Required: a. Identify by showing calculations, which is the limiting factor of the company for the month of June: i. Labour hour ii. Machine hour (5 marks) b. Prepare calculations to show: i. The optimum production planimix for the month of June. ii. The maximum prot for the month of June based on the most optimal mix of products. (12 marks) 6. Since the profit of the Chocolate Finger is higher than the Shortbread and in order to ensure that the company is able to meet the full quantity demanded for Chocolate Finger from the customers, Sales Manager of Aneka Sedap Sdn Bhd has suggested buying all the Shortbread from an outside supplier who has agreed to supply them at RM28 per container including carriage. The resources previously used for Shortbread production would then be used to produce the Chocolate Fingers. Evaluate whether the suggestion of the Sales Manager will improve the company's protability in June. (Show the revised prot of the company if Shortbread is outsourced). (3 marks) cl. With respect to the situation in item (c) above. suggest twa (2) qualitative factors that should be considered by the management if the company purchases from an outside supplier. (4 marks)

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