Semester Assignment no Due date Unique number
First 2 29 March 2017 834198
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, QUESTION 1 50 Marks
Delight Spreads (Pty) Ltd (DS) is a small enterprise that produces and sells two types of macadamia-nut
spreads; macadamia natural spread (MNS) and macadamia sweet spread (MSS). The losses which occur
in the production process are considered immaterial. Each type of spread is packed and sold in a glass
bottle containing 250g of spread. These bottled-spreads are mainly sold at food markets and other flea
markets.
DS is the brain child of three friends, Ester, Parusha and Sibongile. Ester and Parusha are mainly
responsible for the production function while Sibongile is responsible for the marketing, procurement,
finance and administrative functions. The three friends approved the following budget:
1. ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR-ENDING 31 OCTOBER 2017:
MNS MSS Total
R R R
Sales 1 795 200. 1 305 600. 3 100 800.
Less: Manufacturing cost of sales (1 493 332) (990 748) (2 484 080)
Direct raw material 850 272. 534 208. 1 384 480.
Direct labour 204 000. 152 320. 356 320.
Variable manufacturing overheads 228 480. 163 200. 391 680.
Packing material (glass bottles) 39 168. 26 112. 65 280.
Fixed manufacturing overheads 171 412. 114 908. 286 320.
The 2017 financial year budget was prepared on the basis of the following assumptions:
1.1. The selling prices were budgeted at R55 for MNS and R60 for MSS per unit. The budgeted sales
mix was 1,5:1 for MNS and MSS.
1.2. DS budgeted to produce 32 640 units of MNS and 21 760 units of MSS. All units produced are
expected to be sold in the same financial year.
1.3. No opening and closing inventory were budgeted for all types of inventories.
1.4. Fixed manufacturing overheads were allocated on the basis of budgeted production units.
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