Day Scan                   Night scan                 Omni scan                                        GH¢                            GH¢                             GH¢ Material                          70                              110                               155 Manufacturing labour     40                              55                                 70 Installation labour           24                              32                                 44 Variable overheads         16                               20

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Trinity product Limited makes and sells three types of electronic security systems for which the following information is available

Standard cost and selling price per unit

                                  Day Scan                   Night scan                 Omni scan

                                       GH¢                            GH¢                             GH¢

Material                          70                              110                               155

Manufacturing labour     40                              55                                 70

Installation labour           24                              32                                 44

Variable overheads         16                               20                                 28

Selling price                   250                            320                               460 

Fixed cost for the period are GH¢450,000 and installation labour, which is highly skilled is available for 25,000 hours only in a period and is paid GH¢8 per hour. Both manufacturing and installation labour are variable cost.

The maximum demand for the period is:

Day scan  2,000units;   Night scan      3,000units;     Omni scan    1,800 units.

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  1. Calculate the shortfall (if any) in hours of installation labour.
  2. Determine the best production plan assuming the company wishes to maximize profit.
  3. Calculate the maximum profit that could be achieved from the plan in part (2) above.
  4. Having carried out an investigation of the availability of installation labour, the firm thinks that by offering GHS 12 per hour, additional installation would become available and thus overcome the labour shortage. Based on the result obtained above, you are required to advice the firm whether or not to implement this proposal.
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