Question 5
10 Marks
Elsa D and Evans are friends that decided to start a partnership, Katau Funz, a mobile bungee
jumping facility. No equipment has been acquired yet, however the friends are looking into
buying equipment that can allow the following bungee jumping procedure:
A group of six people get into cage, which is hoisted up to a certain height by making use of a
crane. One person jumps at a time, the only connection to the cage being a rubber band. The
one end of the rubber band is fixed to the cage; the other end is fixed to the waist or legs of
the person jumping. After swinging for some time on the rubber band, the person is released
onto a safety mattress on the ground, ready to let a new group of people get in.
The 2 partners intend to make the facility available at different places, depending on the events
taking place in a specific area. The acquired units therefore need to be mobile for this reason.
There are only two suitable models of equipment available in the market, with the following
details:
Model A
Model B
Height of jump
45 metres
60 metres
Cost price per unit
N$450 000 N$500 000
Duration of session, based on a group of six people 45 minutes 60 minutes
(including the time required to hoist the cage)
Annual fixed operating expenses
N$389 325 N$423 950
Variable cost per jump
N$13
N$13
Selling price of tickets per jump
N$100
N$135
Budgeted sales
N$748 800 N$1 010 800
Maximum number of jumps (100% capacity)
7 488 jumps 7 488 jumps
The plan is to open the facility throughout the year, from 9am daily Saturday to Sunday. The
last jumpers have to be on the ground by 9pm. It is envisaged that regardless of which model
is acquired, the facility would operate at full capacity. The owners of Katau Funz have
approached you to help them procure the appropriate model, based on the questions below:
Required:
(a) Calculate the number of jumps needed to brea~-even for each model
(4)
(b) Calculate the number of jumps needed on each model to ensure an annual net profit
before tax of N$302 325.
(4)
(c) i) Based on profitability alone, advise the 2 friends which model they should acquire. (1)
ii) What other 2 factors besides profitability should Elsa D and Evans consider in deciding
which model to acquire?
(1)
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