CIMA Related Exams
BA2 Exam
Refer to the exhibit.

SS Ltd. manufactures four products which require the same type of material. The following fixed cost and profit/(loss) per unit is available:

In a period in which materials are in short supply, which of the following options is the rank order of production?
A company makes and sells a range of products. The standard details per unit for one of these products, product X, are as follows.

To meet sales demand, the company must obtain 2,000 units of product X next month. There is sufficient labour capacity to produce 1,500 of these units in-house during normal time. However, any production above this level would require overtime working which would be paid at a premium of 50%.
The company can buy as many units of product X as it wishes next month from an external supplier at a price of $120 per unit.
What is the total financial benefit to the company of purchasing the appropriate number of units from the external supplier rather than producing them in-house?
Refer to the exhibit.

A company is considering purchasing a machine that will have a useful life of three years after which time it will be sold. Relevant cash flows relating to the purchase and operation of the machine are as follows.
The annual cost of capital is 14%.
The net present value of the investment in the machine is, to the nearest whole $: