Finance
The London Docks Café
is a company that prepares
meals for tourists and citizens in its kitchen located next to the local
airport. The company’s planning and actual budgets for September appears below:
The London Docks Café
Planning and actual budgets for the month ended September
30th, 2020
PLANNING ACTUAL
Budgeted meals quantity (q) 20 000 18
000
Revenues (£5.00q) £100 000 £90
000
Expenses:
Raw material (£2.50q) 50
000 45 000
Wages and salaries (£5 500+£0.25q) 10 500 10 000
Utilities (£2 500 + £0.05q) 3 500
3 400
Facility rent 5 000
5 500
Insurance 2 800
3 200
Fuel 2 500
2 800
Net Operating Income £25
700 £20 100
Required:
a)
Outline the objectives of budgeting and explain how London Docks Café
benefits from engaging in robust budgetary processes?
(15 marks)
b) Prepare a report
showing London Docks Cafe’s revenue and spending variance for September?
(20 marks)
c) Based on the variances
report you prepared in (b) above, which area/s of activity should be of concern to the
management of London Docks Café? Explain (25 marks)
d)
Explain the terms profitability and sustainability. Assess and advise the
London Docks Café on the measures they should adopt to ensure the attainment of
both mandates.
(30 marks)