CIMA Related Exams
P2 Exam
Using Porter's value chain, place the tokens to correctly categories the following activities of a manufacturing company.

LL produces an item, the Z, for which the demand curve is estimated to be:
P = 10 - 0.0001Q
where, P is the unit price in $ and Q is the annual sales volume in units;
Marginal revenue (MR) = 10 - 0.0002Q
The variable cost of producing the Z is $2 per unit. The annual fixed costs of production are $110,000.
What is the profit maximizing output level?
An investment centre manager is considering the purchase of a new machine. If purchased, the new machine would replace an existing one that is used to manufacture one of the investment centre's existing products.
The new machine would incur $800 per month additional running costs; this includes $300 per month of additional depreciation.
The new machine would save on direct labor time. This means that the fixed production overhead absorbed by the product on the basis of direct labor hours would reduce by $100 per month.
What is the total cost of the above that is relevant to the decision to purchase the machine?