1. The document analyzes the costs of starting a photocopying business, including machine costs, paper, supplies, salaries, rent, and electricity. It calculates variable and fixed costs per page.
2. Break-even analyses are presented for different price points per page. The break-even quantity, sales, and number of pages per day are reported.
3. The document recommends targeting a daily page volume of around 200 pages to achieve the desired monthly profit of 30,000 rupees.
1. The document analyzes the costs of starting a photocopying business, including machine costs, paper, supplies, salaries, rent, and electricity. It calculates variable and fixed costs per page.
2. Break-even analyses are presented for different price points per page. The break-even quantity, sales, and number of pages per day are reported.
3. The document recommends targeting a daily page volume of around 200 pages to achieve the desired monthly profit of 30,000 rupees.
1. The document analyzes the costs of starting a photocopying business, including machine costs, paper, supplies, salaries, rent, and electricity. It calculates variable and fixed costs per page.
2. Break-even analyses are presented for different price points per page. The break-even quantity, sales, and number of pages per day are reported.
3. The document recommends targeting a daily page volume of around 200 pages to achieve the desired monthly profit of 30,000 rupees.
1. The document analyzes the costs of starting a photocopying business, including machine costs, paper, supplies, salaries, rent, and electricity. It calculates variable and fixed costs per page.
2. Break-even analyses are presented for different price points per page. The break-even quantity, sales, and number of pages per day are reported.
3. The document recommends targeting a daily page volume of around 200 pages to achieve the desired monthly profit of 30,000 rupees.
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Whether to plunge into the photocopying business or not.
Which machine to buy
Gather information about the costs: cost of machine, cost of paper, cost of supplies, cost of manpower, etc. Classifyhing the costs Analyse this information for decision making How should we price our service? Retail customers: Rs.1 or 75 paise per page Corporate customers provide bulk orders: How much price to be charged Do we need to make any profit at all or not? Financing: approach the bank or the cousin or request parents or tap into past savings ost of manpower, etc. S No Cost item Cost cost p.a/p.u F/V 1 Machine cost 35000 7000 per annum Fixed 2 Interest exp @ 10% pa 3500 per annum Fixed 3 Drum and film 2800 1400 per annum ? Fixed 4 Shop rent 1,200 per annum Fixed 5 Shop electricity bill 250 3,000 per annum Fixed 6 Repairs & maintenance 1,000 per annum F(budgeted 7 Toner useful for 25000 pgs 800 0.032 per page Variable 8 Paper cost 0.2 per page Variable 9 Direct power 0.04 per single side Variable 10 Salary foregone 2500 pm 30,000 per annum Opportunity cost Fixed
Variable cost per unit 0.272
Fixed cost per annum 12,900
1.00 0.75 0.50
Sales revenue 1.00 0.75 0.50 Variable cost 0.272 0.272 0.272 Contribution margin 0.73 0.48 0.23 Fixed cost 12,900 12,900 12,900 Break even quantity FC/CMU 17,720 26,987 56,579 Contribution margin percentagCM/sale pr 0.728 0.6373333 0.456 Break even sales FC/CMP ₹ 17,720 ₹ 20,241 ₹ 28,289 Profit target opprt. Cost 30,000 30,000 30,000 Target profit No. of pages FC/CMU 58,929 89,749 188,158 Sales revenue to attain target pFC/CMP ₹ 58,929 ₹ 67,312 ₹ 94,079 Summary BEP no. of pages per day 59 90 189 Target profit No. of pages per day 196 299 627
Customer mix Price Qty VC p.u. con p.u Total cont
Retail customers ₹ 1.00 9000 0.272 ₹ 0.73 ₹ 6,552 Corporate customers ₹ 0.75 76,042 0.272 ₹ 0.48 ₹ 36,348 85,042 42,900 283.47 Economics of buying the new machine 1 Machine cost 50000 5000 per annum 2 Interest exp @ 10% pa 5000 per annum 3 Drum and film 2800 1400 per annum 4 Shop rent 1,200 per annum 5 Shop electricity bill 250 3,000 per annum 6 Repairs & maintenance 0 per annum 7 Toner useful for 25000 pgs 800 0.025 per page 8 Paper cost 0.2 per page 9 Direct power 0.04 per single side 10 Salary foregone 2500 pm 30,000 per annum Variable cost per unit 0.265 Fixed cost per annum 11,400
1.00 0.75 0.50
Sales revenue 1.00 0.75 0.50 Variable cost 0.265 0.265 0.265 Contribution margin 0.74 0.49 0.24 Fixed cost 11,400 11,400 11,400 Break even quantity FC/CMU 15,510 23,505 48,511 Contribution margin percentagCM/sale pr 0.735 0.6466667 0.47 Break even sales FC/CMP ₹ 15,510 ₹ 17,629 ₹ 24,255 Profit target opprt. Cost 30,000 30,000 30,000 Break even quantity FC/CMU 56,327 85,361 176,170 Break even sales in rupees FC/CMP ₹ 56,327 ₹ 64,021 ₹ 88,085 Summary BEP no. of pages per day 52 78 162 59 Target profit No. of pages per day 188 285 587 196
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D/I R / sunk Cost Acc Fin acc Direct Relevant yes yes Indirect Relevant yes yes Direct Relevant yes if incurred Indirect Not relevant yes yes Indirect Not relevant yes yes Direct Relevant yes if incurred Direct Relevant yes yes Direct Relevant yes yes Direct Relevant yes yes Indirect Relevant yes if incurred