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Friday, 15 January 2016

A/S Business Homework for Monday 6th February

BUSINESS MATHS
Homework for Monday 6th February

                                     

AQA Business Studies AS
Numerical Revision Sheet
Unit 1 – Planning and Financing a Business
1) Market growth/decline = Increase/decrease in the size of the market  
                                                --------------------------------- x 100
                                                 Original Market value                                                     
Customer numbers and spending at nightclubs, 2007-09

2014
2015
2016
Sales volume (no. Of customers)
2600
2200
3000
Sales value (revenue rec’d)
£52000
£48400
£63000


Calculate the percentage decline in both volume and value between 2014 and 2015 (to 1 decimal place).
Calculate the percentage growth in both volume and value between 2015 and 2016 (to 1 decimal place).

2)    Market share =                                  Sales of one product/brand/company             
                   -----------------------------      x 100
                    Total sales in the market                                                   

Nightclub attendances, 2016
Nightclub
No. of customers per week
Market share %
Ali’s
450

Guy and Toni’s
750

St. Elmo’s Fire
1200
40
Stephen Fry experience
600
20
All nightclubs




Calculate the market share for the other 2 nightclubs. All 4 clubs should equal 100%.

3)    Profitability and break even

Formulas needed:
Total revenue = price per unit x quantity of units sold
Profit = total revenue – total cost
Total cost = Fixed cost + Total variable cost
Total variable cost = Variable cost per unit x quantity produced
Complete the following table for Radfast Ltd.
Fixed costs = £4000  Variable cost = £4 per unit    Selling price = £6 per unit
Units of output
Total revenue
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Total costs
Profit
0





1000





2000





3000





4000





5000






           
 4) Break Even =           Fixed costs  
                                                           --------------
                                                  Contribution per unit (selling price per unit – variable cost per unit)

a) Using the above data calculate the break-even point.

b)If the selling price increased by 10% what would be the new break-even point?

c) If the variable costs increased by 15% what would be the new break-even point?

5)    Cash-flow

Formulas:
Net cash flow = cash inflow – cash outflow

Closing bank balance = opening cash balance + net cash flow      

Complete the cash flow forecast in the table based on the following data.
Sales income is expected to be £36000 in month 1 and £40000 in month 2.
Raw materials will cost 25% of the forecast sales income in each month.
Wages will be £ 10700 each month.
Other costs will be £ 12200 in month 1 and £3800 in month 2.   


Month 1
Month 2
Opening balance
6800

(a) Sales income/total inflows


Raw materials


Wages


Other costs


(b) Total outflows


(a-b) Net cash flow


Closing balance