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Accountancy question from FAA exam, 2024 by JKSSB

From the following information, find out the number of units that must be sold by the firm to earn profit of Rs. 1, 80,000 per year.

Sales price: Rs. 25 per unit
Variable manufacturing costs - Rs. 12 per unit
Variable selling costs - Rs. 3 per unit
Fixed factory overheads - Rs. 5, 00,000
Fixed selling costs - Rs. 3,00,000

Last updated Jun 24, 2026
Correct Answer: Option C — 98,000 units
To find the number of units that must be sold to earn a specific target profit, we use the Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) analysis formula.1. Identify the given values:Selling Price ($SP$): Rs. 25 per unitVariable Cost ($VC$): * Variable manufacturing costs: Rs. 12Variable selling costs: Rs. 3Total $VC$: Rs. $12 + 3 = 15$ per unitFixed Costs ($FC$):Fixed factory overheads: Rs. 5,00,000Fixed selling costs: Rs. 3,00,000Total $FC$: Rs. $5,00,000 + 3,00,000 = 8,00,000$Target Profit: Rs. 1,80,0002. Calculate Contribution per unit:The contribution per unit is the amount remaining from each sale after covering variable costs, which goes toward paying fixed costs and then generating profit.$$\text{Contribution per unit} = \text{Selling Price} - \text{Total Variable Cost}$$$$\text{Contribution per unit} = 25 - 15 = \text{Rs. 10}$$3. Calculate Required Sales in Units:The formula to find the units required for a target profit is:$$\text{Required Sales (Units)} = \frac{\text{Fixed Costs} + \text{Target Profit}}{\text{Contribution per unit}}$$Substitute the values:$$\text{Required Sales} = \frac{8,00,000 + 1,80,000}{10}$$$$\text{Required Sales} = \frac{9,80,000}{10}$$$$\text{Required Sales} = 98,000 \text{ units}$$Correct Option:C) 98,000 units
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