article: Break-even (economics) In economics & business‚ specifically cost accounting‚ the break-even point (BEP) is the point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal: there is no net loss or gain‚ and one has "broken even." A profit or a loss has not been made‚ although opportunity costs have been "paid‚" and capital has received the risk-adjusted‚ expected return.[1] It is shown graphically as the point where the total revenue and total cost curves meet. In the linear case the break-even
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Break-even point is that point at which there is neither profit nor loss. It is at point costs are equal to sales. It is otherwise called as balancing point‚ neutral point‚ equilibrium point‚ loss ending point‚ profit beginning point etc. After BEP is achieved‚ all the further sales will contribute to profit. At BEP‚ Sales – Variable cost = Fixed costs. OR Contribution = Fixed costs. Break-even analysis Break-even analysis is an analytical technique that is used to determine the probable
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1. The chief economist for Argus Corporation‚ a large appliance manufacturer‚ estimated the firm’s short-run cost function for vacuum cleaners using an average variable cost function of the form. AVC= a + bQ+ cQ^2 (the 2 is suppose to be exponent) Where AVC=dollars per vacuum cleaner and Q=number of vacuum cleaners produced each month. Total fixed cost each month is $180‚000. The following results were obtained: Dependent Variable:AVC R-Square
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budgets. 3. The costs of direct materials are classified as: A. Choice A B. Choice B C. Choice C D. Choice D 4. The three basic elements of manufacturing cost are direct materials‚ direct labor‚ and: A. cost of goods manufactured. B. cost of goods sold. C. work in process. D. manufacturing overhead. 5. 25. Prime cost consists of direct materials combined with: A. direct labor. B. manufacturing overhead. C. indirect materials. D. cost of goods manufactured.
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1/1.5 / ¼.5= .67%/ 22%= 3.05 Ch 22 #7 1. Key Question A firm has fixed costs of $60 and variable costs as indicated in the table on the following page. Complete the table and check your calculations by referring to question 4 at the end of Chapter 23. 1. Graph total fixed cost‚ total variable cost‚ and total cost. Explain how the law of diminishing returns influences the shapes of the variable-cost and total-cost curves Graph AFC‚ AVC‚ ATC‚ and MC. Explain the derivation and shape of each
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Cost management | Wilkerson Company Case | | 1. What is the competitive situation faced by Wilkerson? The competitive situation faced by Wilkerson is quite severe. Price cutting in its main product has led to a huge drop in profit. While price increase in another product line partially made up the loss. We will discuss the detailed situation line by line. (1) Valves It was the first product line developed by Wilkerson and its high quality brought it a loyal customer base. Even
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Accrual Method Checkpoint October 2‚ 2011 HSM/260 In a nonprofit organization it is important to make sure we are utilizing the best accounting system for our organization. Organizations that are non-profit are expected to provide financial statements that are based upon the accrual method of accounting. The accrual method of accounting differs from cash basis accounting. In the accrual method‚ income is recognized when services are rendered (Kokemuller‚ 2013)
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HSM 260 Checkpoint Scavenger Hunt Week 1 July 29‚ 2011 GAAP- (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) - The rules that govern the way accountants generate financial reports. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gaap.asp Basic accounting formula- The formula used in accounting that shows the total assets‚ liabilities‚ and the shareholders equity. Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder Equity. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/accounting-equation.asp Transaction‚ t-account- An analysis
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APPENDIX APPENDIX. CALCULATING NATIONAL LOGISTICS COSTS Logistics costs are an important factor affecting the competitiveness of both firms and nations. Firms can enhance their market competitiveness by reducing their logistics costs‚ thus lowering the total costs of goods and services. Greater market competitiveness of a nation’s firms can then give rise to greater national industrial competitiveness on a global scale. Total logistics cost analysis is the key to managing the logistics function
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businesses are transforming labor into a more flexible (and variable) cost. Among such companies are Hewlett-Packard‚ General Electric‚ DuPont‚ Sun Microsystems‚ and British Airways. Discuss whether direct labor is a fixed or a variable cost. What are the pros and cons of management treating direct labor as a variable cost? Are there ethical issues to be considered here? Direct labor can be classified as a fixed cost or a variable cost‚ depending on how flexible the employer needs to be/can be
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