QUESTION 2
[30 MARKS]
THIS QUESTION CONSISTS OF TWO {2) UNRELATED PARTS
PARTl
{22 Marks)
Kanu Ltd, a sister company of Kau Ltd, manufactures mahangu cereal from mahangu flour and their secret
ingredient, a special raw material X that is imported from South Africa. Raw material X is purchased at
N$54 per kg. Kanu Ltd incurs a handling cost of N$350 plus freight of N$400 every time they place an
order. The carrying cost of inventory of raw material Xis N$14 per kg per annum. Kanu Ltd uses 1 kg of
raw material X to produce 2 cereal boxes. The company has an annual requirement to produce 94,500
boxes of mahangu cereal.
REQUIRED
MARKS
a) Calculate the economic order quantity of raw material X
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Calculate the annual cost of inventory when Kanu Ltd orders raw material X at
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b)
the EOQ.
The manager of Kanu Ltd believes that the company would save more if they
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c) ordered 3,150 units instead of the EOQ. Calculate the total cost of inventory at
this ordering quantity of inventory
The manager of Kanu Ltd believes that the company would save more if they
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d) ordered 3,150 units instead of the EOQ. Advise Kanu Ltd on the quantity of
inventory they should use between the two (2) quantities
PART2
(8 Marks)
Kandetu and Collen are vessel technicians at Sea Sharks, a fishing company. Kandetu is remunerated at
N$50 per hour and Collen at N$45 per hour. Both employees have a 40-hour work week.
The following information is available in respect of deductions from their gross remuneration:
• Medical aid: 5% of the basic wage payable by each employer and the employee
• Pension fund: 8% of the basic wage payable by each employer and the employee
• PAYE:25% for Kandetu and 18% for Collen
• Social Security: 0,9% of gross income payable by each of the employer and the employee (Note:
In Namibia, this contribution is limited to N$81 per month)
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