Contribution Margin and Break Even Point by ACC 202 Trident University July 22‚ 2011 Contribution Margin and Break Even Point I’m going to discuss Contribution margin and what it is and how it relates to companies and profits. Contribution margin is the amount remaining from sales revenue after variable expenses have been deducted. It is the amount available to cover fixed expenses such as lease agreements and then to provide profits for the period. Contribution margin is first
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Red Bull is the world famous energy drink‚ it has dominated as the leader of energy drink. Comparing with other energy drink companies‚ Red Bull holds the largest market share. Tracking back‚ Red Bull respectively occupied 42.6%‚ 35.2% and 40% of top energy drink market share from 2006 to 2008‚ in that duration‚ the following competitor is monster which respectively held 14.4%‚ 27.3% and 23% market share. Then‚ the volume of business that Red Bull made was 2200 millions‚ 2300 millions and 2950
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CVP and Break-Even Analysis Paper Learning Team A ACC/561 Instructor 2013 CVP and Break-Even Analysis Paper When starting a business or buying a franchise it is critical for one to determine the star-up cost associated with the business. However‚ the most import item one must look at is the breakeven point. The breakeven point is important because it helps one plan out its activities to gives business owners an idea of the sales needed to cover its cost before one can make a profit
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1. The following is Addison Corporation’s contribution format income statement for last month: Sales $1‚000‚000 Less: Variable Expenses $ 700‚000 Contribution Margin $ 300‚000 Less: Fixed Expenses $ 180‚000 Operating Income $ 120‚000 The company has no beginning or ending inventories. A total of 20‚000 units were produced and sold last month. What is the company’s margin of safety in dollars? $400 000 10 points
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units. 2. The contribution margin per chair for the Colonial model is: A) $51. B) $16. C) $35. D) $25. The answer is b. CM = P-V = $60 - $35 - $9 = $16. Page 1 3. If the sales mix and sales units are as expected‚ the break-even in sales dollars is closest to: A) $132‚000. B) $148‚500. C) $143‚000. D) $139‚764. Price: Variable Costs: Contribution Margin: Contribution Margin Ratio: The answer is c. Colonial to Early American Sales Mix: 3:1 Weighted Average Contribution Margin Ratio: .75(.2667)
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CHAPTER 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Answers to Questions 1 A corporation becomes a subsidiary when another corporation either directly or indirectly acquires a majority (over 50 percent) of its outstanding voting stock. 2 Amounts allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities in excess of their recorded amounts on the books of the subsidiary are not recorded separately by the parent. Instead‚ the parent company records the purchase price of the interest acquired
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Josiah Finance 540 “Contribution Margin and Break Even Analysis” Simulation Prof. Richard Franchetti April 6‚ 2005 The ultimate goal of any firm is to generate profit. Steve Lefever states that there are two ways to generate profit: you can simply go from day to day and hope it happens or‚ you can identify the primary “drivers” of profitability and manage them. It is important for managers to manage how the sales dollars flow through the firm. Break-even analysis can help a firm make
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3 PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS AND PLANNING Exercise 3-3 a. Sales $800‚000 Variable costs (380‚000) Contribution margin $420‚000 Contribution margin ratio = $420‚000/$800‚000 = 0.525 Annual break-even dollar sales volume = $210‚000/0.525 = $400‚000 b. Annual margin of safety in dollars: Sales $800‚000 Break-even sales dollars (400‚000) Margin of safety
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When a firm changes prices‚ the effect on profits is more important than the effect on revenue. There is a simple formula to calculate the critical Price Elasticity of demand which is just sufficient to maintain the contribution to overheads and profits. This will be greater than that required to maintain revenue. A common issue in business and in business studies is whether a firm should change the prices at which products are offered. The calculations begin with estimates of the reaction of
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PROJECTS & BUDGET SECTION TOPIC: GROSS MARGIN FOR DALO‚ RICE‚ CASSAVA & GINGER COMPILED BY: JIAOJI MAVOA WAQABACA ADI LAVENIA QORO INTRODUCTION A gross margin is the amount of cash left over from growing any particular crop. It is not an absolute measure of profit but it will determine the best financial result when a number of different crop alternatives are compared. Gross margin is usually reported in a $/ha figures. Gross margins do not include overhead costs such as rates
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