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Patel Ltd is a small start-up family-owned business that manufactures and sells a single product to customers in UK. The company has recently been approached

Patel Ltd is a small start-up family-owned business that manufactures and sells a single product to customers in UK. The company has recently been approached by a UK university for an order of 75,000 office sets (easy desk & chair) for the opening of four new campuses, which is expected to be their total sales for the year. The CEO is currently reviewing the following information for this order:

Cost per unit

£

Direct materials per chair

13

Direct labour per chair

9

Variable selling & distribution cost

5

Other variable production overhead

3

Total fixed cost

360,000

The CEO is evaluating the possibility of pricing £36 per office set.

The CEO has noticed the following details on the actual total fixed costs for the year ended 30 June 2019 and is keen to know the impact on profit if product is valued at either marginal cost or full cost (absorption cost):

£

Factory Rent

46,000

Factory Power Consumption

40,000

Factory Wages

120,000

Storeroom Wages

36,000

Depreciation of factory equipment

28,000

Advertising Expenses

38,000

Administrative Expenses

32,000

Fixed selling & distribution cost

20,000

Total

360,000

The budgeted and actual production units for the year are as follow, with no opening inventory:

Production units

Budgeted

90,000

Actual

91,000

  1. Calculate the anticipated profit for the order of 75,000 chairs by using marginal costing.

(Note that a full statement of profit or loss is not required)

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