WHAT ARE COSTS AND PROFITS? HUNGRY HELEN’S COOKIE FACTORY • Helen‚ the owner of the cookie factory‚ buys flour‚ sugar‚ flavorings‚ and other cookie ingredients. • She also buys the mixers and the ovens and hires workers to run the equipment. • She then sells the resulting cookies to consumers. 2 TOTAL REVENUE‚ TOTAL COST‚ AND PROFIT • The amount that Helen receives for the sale of its output (cookies) is its total revenue. • The amount that the firm pays to buy inputs (flour‚ sugar‚ workers
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COST – volume –profit analysis LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students should be able to: 1. Explain the nature of CVP Analysis and name and illustrate planning and Decision-making situations in which it may be used‚ 2. Separate semi-variable (mixed) costs into their fixed and variable components. 3. Construct profit/volume charts given selling price‚ costs and volume data. 4. Construct a cost/volume/profit (CVP) model representing the data in a marginal
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COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS(CVP) Definition of Cost Accounting A type of accounting process that aims to capture a company’s costs of production by assessing the input costs of each step of production as well as fixed costs such as depreciation of capital equipment. Definition of Cost-Volume Profit Analysis A method of cost accounting used in managerial economics. Cost-volume profit analysis is based upon determining the breakeven point of cost and volume of goods. It can be useful for
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COST-VOLUME PROFIT (CVP) ANALYSIS This is a technique used for planning short-term run profits by finding the relationship between profits and factors that influence profits. The following factors are taken to be influencing profits:- • Selling price • Variable cost of production • Fixed costs • Activity level (production and sales units) Profit planning is based on break-even analysis and can be worked out using either; a) Algebraic method b) Contribution method c) Break-even
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Question 2 Cost Volume Profit Analysis 1.0 Introduction According to Jon Scheumann “a successful organizations need a culture that is attuned to cost management and pay attention to cost structure” From that statement manager must pay attention and carefully thinking when do decision making to the cost. For example when manager want to target the profit. They must take every cost that related in production such as variable cost and fix costs. Cost Volume profit analysis is used in decisions
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Types of Costs by Behavior Cost behavior refers to the way different types of production costs change when there is a change in level of production. There are three main types of costs according to their behavior: Fixed Costs: Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line depreciation expense‚ etc. Fixed cost per unit decreases with increase in production
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THE USE OF COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION OF “COST VOLUME PROFIT ANALYSIS AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING” 1.1 Background of study 2. Statement of the problem 3. Objectives of the study 4. Significance of the study 5. Research Questions 6. Research
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fixed costs‚ variable costs and other ancillary information. It was also brought to our attention that presently the Company is catering the demand of its product W within a local community. However the Company wishes to analyse the implications if a decision is made in respect of launching product W at the state level. As a consulting firm‚ we will perform a cost-volume-profit [CVP] analysis whereby we will examine where the Company stands now and where the Company intends to be. CVP analysis is extension
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The cost profit analysis (CVP) determines how cost and volume affect a company’s operating income. To successfully perform the analysis the five basic components have to be known. The components are volume or level of activity‚ unit selling prices‚ variable cost per unit‚ total fixed cost‚ and sales mix. Volume or level of activity is how many units are produced or sold. The unit selling prices are the cost that each unit produced is sold or thought to be sold will sale for. The variable cost per
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COST-VOLUMEPROFIT ANALYSIS Julie E. Colandog A systematic examination of the relationship among cost‚ cost driver or level of activity (volume)‚ and Sales Less: Variable Costs Contribution Margin Less: Fixed Costs Net Profit xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx CONTRIBUTION MARGIN INCOME STATEMENT e s Sa l Total Cost Break-even point Fixed Cost Break-even point is a condition where total revenue equals total cost and profit is equal to zero BREAK-EVEN POINT Break-even point (pesos) = Total Fixed
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