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REASONS-
Rent, Auditors Fees, Legal Expenses, Insurance, Rates and Taxes, Depreciation Costs And
the Director's sitting fee is a fixed cost because it is not part of the manufacturing process and
is not dependent on the number of units produced. Depreciation is a fixed expense since it
occurs at the same rate throughout the asset's useful life. Because the rate of depreciation is
unaffected by the level of activity or output.
2)VARIABLE COST OF THE COMPANY- Variable costs are the costs that changes with
the quantity of goods and services that a business produces.
• Variable cost increases with increase in production or sales and when there is decrease in
production or sales variable costs decreases.
• In variable cost , product cost is considered only based on variable manufacturing cost.
The below given table shows the variable cost of the company for the past
three years
➢ Work cost = Prime cost + Factory Overheads + Op. stock of WIP - Closing of
WIP
3. Cost of Production : Cost of production leads to the total cost incurred by the firm in
order to produce particular quantity of product.
4. Cost of sales or Total Cost : Total cost is the final value of a product which can be
determined after summing up all the selling and distribution overheads to the cost of
goods sold ( COGS ).
1)PV RATIO of the ANDHRA PAPER Limited for the Past Years (2020 and
2021) PV RATIO=Contribution Margin/Net sales *100
2020 2021
PV RATIO= PV RATIO=
73,475.06/1,25,722*100 45,399.77/87,948.55*100
=58.44% =51.62%
The Profit Volume (P/V) Ratio is the measurement of the rate of change of profit due
to change in volume of sales. P/V ratio =contribution x100/sales. Contribution means
the difference between sale price and variable cost of the company.
In the year 2020 the pv ratio is high(58..644%)it indicates the high profit margin of
the company. And in the year 2021 the PV Ratio is low (51.62%)it indicates low
profit margin of the company. In the year 2021 the net sales is lower compared to
2020.Even through decrease in net sales in 2021there is LOW profit margin it shows
that Decrease of price of products of company in 2021.
2)Break - Even Point of the ANDHRA PAPER Limited for the Past2 Years (2020
and 2021)
Break Even Point= Total Fixed Cost/PV Ratio
2020 2021
The Break even point is decreased from the year 2021 to 2020 this shows increase in
the average contribution margin earned on each sale. And it also shows reduction in
the fixed cost from 2021 to 2020.
3) Margin of Safety of the Ruby Mills Limited for the Past Years (2020 and
2021)-
Margin of Safety = Profit /PV Ratio