Break-even Analysis:
Overview
How many products must a business sell before it stops making a loss and starts making a profit? That single number, the break-even point, is one of the most useful figures an owner can know. It tells them the minimum they must sell to survive, and how much safety margin they have if sales fall.
In this lesson you will learn to read and construct a break-even chart, calculate the break-even output from cost and price data, work out the margin of safety, and use break-even analysis to make simple decisions such as the effect of a higher price. You will also learn the limitations you must keep in mind whenever you use it.
Objectives
- The concept of break-even
- Construct, complete or amend a simple break-even chart
- Interpret a given chart and use it to analyse a situation
- Calculate break-even output from given data
- Define, calculate and interpret the margin of safety
- Use break-even analysis to help make simple decisions, e.g. impact of higher price
- Understand the limitations of break-even analysis
Lesson Note
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Use this evaluation section as an opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the topic and to identify any areas where you may need additional study. Don't be discouraged by any challenges you encounter; instead, view them as opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Contribution per unit is calculated as: A. fixed costs minus variable costs B. selling price minus variable cost per unit C. total revenue minus total cost D. selling price minus fixed costs Answer: B
- Break-even output equals fixed costs divided by: A. selling price B. variable cost per unit C. contribution per unit D. total revenue Answer: C
- Fixed costs are $4000 and contribution per unit is $8. The break-even output is: A. 32 000 units B. 500 units C. 2 units D. 4008 units Answer: B
- The margin of safety is: A. break-even output minus fixed costs B. actual output minus break-even output C. selling price minus variable cost D. total cost minus revenue Answer: B
- On a break-even chart, the business makes a profit when output is: A. below the break-even point B. above the break-even point C. exactly at the break-even point D. zero Answer: B
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