pev 2007 December

Jentel

Can you please help with tast 2.2a.

This is my workings
Pickmaster Pickmaster2
Tea processor Operator
£6 x 100 days x 10 operators £6000
£6 x 100 days x 1 operator £600

Depriciation £2000 £9000
Data given

Can you please tell me how they have got their answers. I have look back on this paper as i did it last year and i work with the same answers above. When you look at the data given i just cant understand there interpretaion.

Terdoo

Re pev 2007

This is my working for pick master 1
Machine cost was £20,000
Depreciation 1st year (2000)
Depreciation 2nd year (2000)

Total £16,000

Pick Master 2

Cost of machine was £90,000
Depreciation 1st yr (9000)
Deprication 2nd yr (9000)
Total £72,000

safrica

The company is considering replacing 8 machines, not just one so if you multiply your figures by 8, you will get the correct answers.

sdv

Jentel wrote: »

Can you please help with tast 2.2a.

Can you please tell me how they have got their answers. I have look back on this paper as i did it last year and i work with the same answers above. When you look at the data given i just cant understand there interpretaion.

Other budgeted information for 2008 is as follows:

1 The forecast harvest will last 100 days and produce 2.5 million kilograms of tea.
2 The selling price of tea will be 45 pence per kilogram.
3 Budgeted turnover is £1,125,000.
4 Tea picker costs will be £150,000.
5 Tea processor operators currently earn £6 per day.
6 Seed and fertilizer costs will be £75,000.
7 Administration costs will be £150,000 if the Pickmaster machines are purchased.
8 Administration costs will be £135,000 if the Pickmaster2 machines are purchased.
9 Distribution costs will be £350,000.


…………………………………………………...........................……..……Pickmaster………………..Pickmaster 2

Turnover……………bullet point 3 ……....................…………..….. 1,125,000…………………. 1,125,000
Cost of sales:
tea pickers…………….bullet point 4 …....................……………..…….150,000…………………… 150,000
tea processor operators (100days x £6 x8 M/c) x10 employee..…. 48,000 …X1 empee..….4,800
depreciation of tea machines …(2K x 8 m/c)…….................…………16,000..(9K x8 M/c). 72,000
seeds and fertilizer……...................bullet point 6 ……………………... 75,000……………………. 75,000
Total cost of sales……….........................………………………………… 289,000…………………… 301,800

Gross profit…………………………………............................……………… 836,000…………………… 823,200
Administration costs……………bullet point 7.…………… ...................150,000…point 8……..135,000
Distribution costs……………………………………........................………. 350,000…………………… 350,000
Operating profit……………………………………..........................………. 336,000…………………… 338,200

Jentel

Pev Dec 2007 - Thanks for responding

safrica wrote: »

The company is considering replacing 8 machines, not just one so if you multiply your figures by 8, you will get the correct answers.

Oh my goodness. You are so right. I feel so silly now. i have never realised this and no one else has ever noticed to tell me this. At least i know i can do it. Thanks for the rest of you that replied but this response was the simplist for me

Thanks again

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good luck to all taking exam next week