UNIT- I DEMAND FORECASTING AND ELEMENTS OF COST
UNIT- I
DEMAND FORECASTING
AND
ELEMENTS OF COST
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What you will know?
Macro and Micro economics Demand and supply Factors influencing demand Elasticity of demand Demand forecasting – time series, exponential
smoothing, casual, Delphi method, correlation and regression, Barometric method, long and short run forecast
Elements of cost – Material cost, labour cost Expenses- types of cost, cost of production,
overhead expenses, problems
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Macro and Micro Economics The study of economics is divided into two parts.
- Micro Economics and Macro Economics Micro economics: Microeconomics is the study of
the small part or component of the whole economy that we are analyzing. For example we may be studying an individual firm or in any particular industry. In Microeconomics we study the price of a particular product or particular factor of the production.
The Micro Economics theory studies the behavior of individual decision-making units such as consumers, business owners and business firms.
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Macro Economics Macro economics is the study of behavior of the
economy as a whole. It examines the overall level of nations out put, employment, price and foreign trade.
Macroeconomics is concerned with aggregate and average of entire economy.
e.g. In Macro economics we study about forest not about tree.
In other words in macro economics study how these aggregates and averages of economy as whole are determined and what causes fluctuation in them. For making of useful economic policies for the nation macroeconomics is necessary.
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We can summarize the objects of macroeconomics as :
1. A high and rising level of real output.
2. High employment and low unemployment,
providing good jobs with high salary to those who
want to work.
3. A stable or gently rising price level, with process and wages determined by free markets.
4. Foreign economic relations marked by stable foreign exchange rate and exports more or less balancing imports.
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Macro economics involves choice among alternative central objectives.
A nation can’t always have high consumption and rapid growth.
High inflation rate has either a period of high unemployment and low output, or interference with free markets through wage-price policies. These difficult choices are among those that must be faced by macroeconomic policy makers in any nation.
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Demand and Supply What is the salary of a school teacher? How much does a management guru like
Arindham Chaudhry charge per hour?
What salary does a bus driver get? How much does a pilot flying an aircraft get?
How much do sportsmen like Sachin or Dhoni make?
How much do actors and actresses make?
Why this difference in earnings?
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Have you ever awakened at 3 AM with a bad headache and had to rush to the pharmacy to buy some aspirin?
How did the store know to have aspirin in stock?
Who coordinates this production to make sure there is enough? What price should be charged for aspirin?
Government officials don't tell businesses how much aspirin to produce nor the price to charge. Private producers figure out production levels and prices on their own.
The producer supplies the product if she can make a profit by doing so.
The forces of supply and demand coordinate all this activity.
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The Market System
Market consists of: Consumers - create a demand for a product
Demand the amount consumers desire to purchase at various
prices Not what they will buy, but what they would like to buy!
Effective demand – must be willing AND able to pay
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Individual and Market Demand
Market demand – consists of the sum of all individual demand schedules in the market
Represented by a demand curve At higher prices, consumers generally
willing to purchase less than at lower prices
Demand curve – negative slope, downward sloping from left to right
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Demand Curve
Demand
100 150
Rs.50
Rs.100
Pric
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Quantity
The demand curve slopes downwards from left to right (a negative slope) indicating an inverse relationship between price and the quantity demanded. Demand will be higher at lower prices than at higher prices. As price falls, demand rises. As price rises, demand falls.
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Factors influencing demandD = f (Pn,Pn…Pn-1, Y, T, P, A, E)
Where:
Pn = Price Pn…Pn-1 = Prices of other goods – substitutes
and complements Y = Incomes – the level and distribution
of income T = Tastes, Trends and fashions P = The level and structure of the population, Popularity A = Advertising, Attitude E = Expectations of consumers
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Elasticity of demand (EOD)
The law of demand tells us that as the price of a commodity falls, the quantity demanded increases, and vice versa.( Eg. Gold)
But it does not state by how much the quantity demanded increases as a result of a certain fall in the price or by how much the quantity demanded decreases as a result of the rise in the price.
In other words it only tells us only direction of change but not the rate of change.
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Definition and formula of EOD The degree of responsiveness of the quantity demanded to a change in price
Change in quantity demanded
ep=
Change in price
Change in quantity demanded / Quantity demanded
Or ep =
Change in price / price
ep = (Q2-Q1) / Q1 ( where ,ep= price elasticity of demand)
(P2-P1) / P1
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Contd..Where Q1 = Quantity demanded before price change Q2 = Quantity demanded after price change P1 = Price charged before price change P2 = Price charged after price change
If Q1= 2000, Q2 = 2500, P1 = 10 and P2 = 9, then
(2500 – 2000) / 2000
(9-10) / 10
= - 0. 25
This implies that a 1% reduction in price will increase
demand by 2.5%
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Types of elasticity of demand Perfectly elastic demand (At a given price or less than the given price, infinite qty will
be bought) Perfectly inelastic demand ( Same qty will be bought at any price)
Demand with unity elasticity (Equally proportionate demand for proportionate change) Relatively elastic demand ( More than proportionate demand due to price change)
Relatively inelastic demand (less than proportionate demand due to price change)
Type Description Curve shape
Perfectly elastic Infinite Horizontal
Perfectly inelastic Zero Vertical
unity elasticity One Rectangular hyperbola
Relatively elastic More than one Flat
Relatively inelastic Less than one steep
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Pric
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rice
Pric
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rice
Perfectly elastic demand Perfectly inelastic demand
Quantity demanded Quantity demanded
Quantity demandedQuantity demanded
Relatively elastic demand Relatively inelastic demand
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Factors affecting EOD
Type of goods- elastic for luxuries and inelastic for necessities
Existence of substitutes: Inelastic if substitutes exist
No. of uses of goods: Elastic if commodity has variety of uses
Time element: Elastic if use can be postponed Price of the good: Taste and tradition Customer’s income: Inelastic if expenditure is
only a small part of income
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Demand Forecasting
Time series, Exponential smoothing, Casual, Delphi method, Correlation and regression, Barometric method, Long and short run forecast
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Delphi Method The most primitive method of forecasting is
guessing.
Delphi is used for long-range forecast.
It is generally used for new product demand, technological forecast for new technology, effect of scientific advances, changes in society, changes in competitive environment, etc.
For example, the effect of internet/intranet or information-highway in the educational system of India in next 25 years may be forecasted through this approach.
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The result may be rated acceptable if the person making the guess is an expert in the matter.
In this method, a panel of outside experts is identified.
They are given a series of structured questionnaires.
The answers of each questionnaire are used as input for the design of the next questionnaire.
The identity of experts is not disclosed. This is for the purpose that nobody should influence the opinion of others.
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In the next step, the researcher coordinator makes a summary of all the replies he has received.
He then sends the summary to the respondents and asks if any of them wants to revise his original response.
The Delphi procedure is normally repeated until the respondents are no longer willing to adjust their responses.
The opinions are compared for similarity or variation
If the variation is too much, the expert is asked to justify for the opinion
Based on the replies a final consensus will be arrived about the product demand
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Disadvantages
The Delphi method is not very reliable. Results of Delphi questionnaires are often later
found to have predicted the real course of events remarkably badly.
Wrong guesses are often made by renowned specialists and sometimes even by a majority of them, and the odd person who is later found to have predicted right would perhaps never have been elected to the Delphi group of experts
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Elements of cost
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Classification of costs
According to Nature Function Behaviour Identifiably Association with products Controllability Normality Time Relevance and Other costs
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According to nature or elements
The three main elements of costs are Material Labour Expense
Material cost Direct Materials
Indirect Materials
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Direct materials Also known as Productive materials, it is the cost of the material that enter into and forms a
part of the product it is essential for the completion of the product
Examples: Timber in furniture making and clay in brick making, HSS bit for making turning tool Ni, Fe, Cr etc for making alloy steels
Indirect materials Essentially needed to convert the raw materials into final
products but not used directly in the product itself. Eg. coolants, grease, cotton waste , thread, nail, gum,
fuel, etc The cost associated with indirect material is called
indirect cost
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Labour cost
Cost of remuneration of the employees of an organization. Such as wages, salaries, bonus, commissions etc.
Types: Direct labour cost Indirect labour cost
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Direct labour cost The cost of labour that can be directly
associated with the manufacture of the product and can be allocated to cost centers and cost units.
A direct labour is one who converts the direct material into a saleable product and the expenses incurred on such labour is called direct labour cost
The direct labour cost may be apportioned to the unit of the cost or on the basis of the time spent by the worker or as the price for some physical measurement of the product
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Indirect labour cost
The cost of the labour that does not alter the construction, composition, conformation, or the condition of the direct material but is necessary for the progressive movement and handling of the product to the point of dispatch.
This cost is absorbed by the cost centers and cost units.
Eg. Maintenance men, helpers, machine setters, supervisors, foremen etc.
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Expenses It’s a collective title which refers to all
charges other than those incurred as a direct result of employing workers or obtaining material.
Types: Direct expenses Indirect expenses
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Direct expense Expenses that can be identified with and
allocated to cost centers /cost units Eg: Costs of special layouts, designs, drawings,
for a special job Hiring special purpose machines or equipments
for a particular production order
Indirect Expense: Expenses absorbed by cost centers or cost
units Eg: building rent, Insurance, phone bills etc.
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Fixed expense Costs that remain fixed independent of
the volume of production Eg: land tax, water tax, building tax,
depreciation, rent , insurance, salary etc.
Variable expense: Costs that vary directly with volume of
production. Eg: electricity, wages for contract labour,
consumables, raw material cost etc..
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Prime cost
Direct labour cost + Direct expenses
Note: Prime cost is limited in its use to manufacturing division of a business concern
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Overheads All expenses other than direct expenses Defn.: cost of indirect material, indirect labour
and other indirect expenses including services.
Overheads are subdivided into Manufacturing overheads, Administrative overheads Selling overhead Distribution overhead R & D overhead
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i) Manufacturing overhead
All direct expenses incurred by the company from the receipt of production order to its completion for despatch to the customer
Typical mfg overheads are 1. Building expenses rent, insurance, repairs,
heating and lighting, depreciation etc. 2. Indirect labour supervisors, foremen, machine
setters, general workers, maintenance men, shop clerks, shop inspectors etc.
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3. Water, fuel, power 4. Consumables like cotton waste, grease
etc. 5. Plant maintenance and depreciation 6. Sundry expenses such as security,
employment office, welfare measures, recreation facilities, restrooms etc.
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ii) Administrative overhead
Expenses incurred in direction, control, administration of an enterprise
It is the expense of providing a general management and clerical service Eg: rent, salaries of clerks, salaries of
directors, GM etc, insurance, legal costs, taxes, postage, telephone, audit fees, bank charges, etc.
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iii) Selling overhead
Expenses required to maintain and increase volume of sales
All expenses direct or indirect necessary to persuade consumers to buy Advertising Salaries and commissions for sales people Showroom rent After sales service cost etc.
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iv) Distribution overhead
Expenses connected with storing and transportation to customers Warehouse charges Transportation of goods Loading and unloading charges Maintenance of delivery vehicles Depreciation of vehicles etc…
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R & D overhead
Expenses on research Expenses on product development
Factory Cost:
= Prime cost + factory overhead= direct material cost + direct labour cost +
direct expenses + factory overhead
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Total cost = Factory cost
+ selling overhead
+ distribution overhead
+ administrative overhead
Selling Price = total cost + profit or loss
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Problem From the data below find the following
Material cost Prime cost Direct cost Factory cost Admin overheads Cost of production Selling and distribution overheads Total cost or cost of sales Selling price
Assume a net profit of Rs. 10,000/=
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Material in hand: 60,000 As on 01 April 2009 New material purchased: 2,50,000 Director’s fee: 3,500 Advertising: 12,000 Depreciation on car: 1,200 Printing and stationery: 300 Plant depreciation: 5,000 Wages of direct workers:70,000 Wages of indirect workers: 10,000 Factory building rent: 5,000 Postage: 200 Electricity: 1000 Office salaries; 2,000
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Office rent: 500 Showroom rent: 1,500 Salesmen commission: 2,500 Expenses on sales dept car:1,500 Material in hand as on 31 March 2010: 50,000 Variable direct expenses: 750 Plant repair and maintenance: 3,000 Heating and lighting for office; 2,500 Distribution cost: 2,000
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Solution
Material cost: = cost of material as on 01 April 2009 – cost of material as on 31 March 2010 + cost of new material purchased = 60,000 - 50,000 + 2,50,000
= 2,60,000 Prime cost: Direct material cost + direct
labour cost + Variable direct expenses
= 2,60,000 + 70,000 + 750 = 3,30,750
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Direct cost = same as prime cost = 3,30,750 Factory cost: Prime cost + production
overhead where production overhead=Plant depreciation: 5,000 + Wages of indirect workers:10,000+ Factory building rent: 5,000+ Electricity: 1000 + Plant repair and maintenance: 3,000
= 3,30,750 + [5,000 +10,000 + 5000 +1000 +3000 ] = 3,54,750
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Administrative overheads:= director fee;3,500 +Printing charges:300+ postage:200+ office salaries:2000+office rent: 500 + distribution cost:2000 = 3500 + 300 + 200 + 2,000 + 500 + 2,500
= 9,000 Cost of production: = Factory cost + Admin
overheads= 3,54,750 + 9,000
= 3,63,750 Selling and Distribution overheads: =
advertising: 12,000+ Depreciation on car: 1,200+showroom rent:1,500+ salesmen commission: 2,500 +Expenses on sales dept car:1,500+Distribution cost: 2,000
= 20,700
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Total cost or cost of sales:= cost of production + sales and distribution overheads = 3,63,750 + 20,700
= 3,84,450 Selling price = Cost of sales + profit
= 3,84,450 + 10,000
= 3,94,450