QUESTION 1 (a)
How do managers use CVP analysis to make decisions?
Describe at least FIVE (5) uses of CVP analysis.
Managers are concern about the impact of their decision on profit. The decisions they make are about volume, pricing or incurring a cost. Therefore, manager requires an understanding of the relationship among revenues, cost, volume and profit. The cost accounting department supplies the data …show more content…
Targeted income is the amount of revenue a company wants to generate for the current accounting period. Achieve the maximum revenue is a goal for every company. In order to achieve the goal, every company may use cost-volume-profit analysis as a ways target their income. To calculate the required sales level, the targeted income is added to fixed costs, and the total is divided by the contribution margin ratio to determine required sales dollars, or the total is divided by contribution margin per unit to determine the required sales level in …show more content…
It is important to identify start-up costs, which will help company determine their sales revenue needed to pay on-going business expenses. This analysis is a key part of any good business plan. Refer to the question, I am not agreeing with the statement. It is because, breakeven analysis can be helpful even before company decide to write a business plan, when they are trying to figure out if an idea is worth pursuing. Long after company is up and running, it can remain helpful as a way to figure out the best pricing structure for products.
Basically, a break-even analysis lets you know how many units of stuff—say, how many ham sandwiches, iPhone apps, or hours of consulting services—you must sell in order to cover your costs. A company can survive by using the breakeven analysis. The company can make a right decision by using that technique. The company able to set the minimum product to sell to cover their expenses if know their breakeven