CIMA Related Exams
P1 Exam
A company is launching a new product.
The company accountant has constructed a payoff table to show the estimated profit at different levels of production and demand.

How many units should the company produce if the minimax regret criterion is applied?
XY can choose from four mutually exclusive projects. The projects will each last for one year and their net cash inflows will be determined by market conditions. The forecast net cash inflows for each of the possible outcomes are shown below.

If the company applies the maximin criterion the project chosen would be:
You are a management accounting working for a car manufacturer. The company is publicly listed and has been around for many years.
The company produces 2 products. Car 1 and Car 2. Car 1 sells for £20,000 and Car 2 for £27,000.
Car 1 can be upgraded post production to the 1ZC model for £5,000 and Car 2 to the 2ZC model for £3,500.
Post production upgrade the 1ZC sells for £25,500 and the 2ZCfor £30,000.
The company sources all of its supplies for the same supplier and has access to a large workforce. As a result there are no bottlenecks or limiting factors to production.
Based on the information above the company should...