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COST-VOLUME-
PROFIT ANALYSIS
LO1
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Fixed
Fixed Costs
Costs
Total fixed costs remain unchanged
when activity changes.
Telephone Bill
Monthly Basic
Telephone Charge
The cost per long distance Per Minute
minute talked is constant.
For example, 10
cents per minute. Minutes Talked
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Semivariable
Semivariable Costs
Costs (Mixed
(Mixed Costs)
Costs)
ost
d c Variable
i xe
l m
ta Utility Charge
To
Fixed Monthly
Utility Charge
Activity (Kilowatt Hours)
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Cost
Cost Behavior
Behavior Summary
Summary
LO2
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Economies
Economies of
of Scale
Scale
Recall
Recall our
our earlier
earlier telephone
telephone example.
example.
Utility Steel
Companies Mills
Oil
Refineries Airlines
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Economies
Economies of
of Scale
Scale
Economies
Economies ofof scale
scale are
are most
most apparent
apparent
in
in business
business with
with high
high fixed
fixed costs.
costs.
Number
Fixed Costs of Flights Fixed Cost
per Month per Month per Flight
$ 100,000,000 1,000 $ 100,000
$ 100,000,000 2,000 $ 50,000
$ 100,000,000 4,000 $ 25,000
$ 100,000,000 8,000 $ 12,500
Airlines
Airlines
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Stair-Step
Stair-Step Costs
Costs
Cost
Activity
Cost
Activity
A straight line
closely (constant
unit variable cost)
approximates a
curvilinear variable
Relevant Range
cost line within
the relevant range.
Volume of Output
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Learning
Learning Objective
Objective
To prepare a
cost-volume-profit
graph.
LO3
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Preparing
Preparing aa CVP
CVP Graph
Graph
Starting at the origin, draw the total revenue
line with a slope equal to the unit sales price. Revenue
Costs and Revenue
in Dollars
Break-even
Profit
Point
in Dollars
Total cost
Loss
Total fixed cost
Volume in Units
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Learning
Learning Objective
Objective
LO4
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Computing
Computing Break-Even
Break-Even Point
Point
The break-even point (expressed in units
of product or dollars of sales) is the
unique sales level at which a company
neither earns a profit nor incurs a loss.
How
How
How
How much
How
many
much
many
How much contribution
many
units
units
Contribution
How much mustmargin
units
must
contribution
Contribution margin
contribution
margin
contribution is
ismust
this
margin must
amount
this
margin
amount
margin bythis
this
company
must
by
company
must
mustthis company
company
whichsell
company
this
which
this to
revenue
sell have
to cover
have
cover
company
revenue
company
exceeds
exceedsto
haveto
have cover
cover
theto
its
theto its
variable
cover
fixed
variable
cover fixed
its its
fixed
costs
costsfixed
costs
its fixedcosts
costs
of (break
(break
producing
costs
(break
of (breakeven)?
even)?
even)?
producing
costs (break the revenue.
even)?
the revenue.
even)?
its fixed costs (break
sell to cover its fixed costs even)?
Answer: $30,000
Answer:even)?
$30,000
Answer: (break
Answer: $30,000 ÷ $20 per unit
$30,000 ÷ $20 per unit == 1,500
1,500 units
units
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Formula
Formula for
for Computing
Computing
Break-Even
Finding Sales
Sales (in
(in Units)
the Break-Even
Break-Even Point
Units)
Fixed costs
Break-even point in dollars =
Contribution margin ratio
a.
a. 100,000
100,000 units
units
b.
b. 40,000
40,000 units
units
c.
c. 200,000
200,000 units
units
d.
d. 66,667
66,667 units
units
a.
a. 100,000
100,000 units
units
b.
b. 40,000
40,000 units
units
Unit contribution = $5.00 - $3.00 = $2.00
c.
c. 200,000
200,000 units
units
d. 66,667 unitsFixed costs $200,000
d. 66,667 units = $2.00 per unit
Unit contribution
= 100,000 units
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Computing
Computing Break-Even
Break-Even Sales
Sales
Use
Use the
the contribution
contribution margin
margin ratio
ratio formula
formula to
to
determine
determine the
the amount
amount ofof sales
sales revenue
revenue ABC
ABC must
must
have
have to
to break
break even.
even. All
All information
information remains
remains
unchanged:
unchanged: fixed
fixed costs
costs are
are $200,000;
$200,000; unit
unit sales
sales
price
price is
is $5.00;
$5.00; and
and unit
unit variable
variable cost
cost is
is $3.00.
$3.00.
a.
a. $200,000
$200,000
b.
b. $300,000
$300,000
c.
c. $400,000
$400,000
d.
d. $500,000
$500,000
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Computing
Computing Break-Even
Break-Even Sales
Sales
Use
Use the
the contribution
contribution margin
margin ratio
ratio formula
formula to
to
determine
determine the
the amount
amount ofof sales
sales revenue
revenue ABC
ABC must
must
have
have to
to break
break even.
even. All
All information
information remains
remains
unchanged:
unchanged: fixed
fixed costs
costs are
are $200,000;
$200,000; unit
unit sales
sales
price
price is
is $5.00;
$5.00; and
and unit
unit variable
variable cost
cost is
is $3.00.
$3.00.
Unit contribution = $5.00 - $3.00 = $2.00
a.
a. $200,000
$200,000
Contribution margin ratio = $2.00 ÷ $5.00 = .40
b.
b. $300,000
$300,000
Break-even revenue = $200,000 ÷ .4 = $500,000
c.
c. $400,000
$400,000
d.
d. $500,000
$500,000
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Learning
Learning Objective
Objective
LO5
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Computing
Computing Sales
Sales Needed
Needed toto
Achieve
Achieve Target
Target Operating
Operating Income
Income
ABC
ABC Co. Co. sells
sells product
product XYZ
XYZ at
at $5.00
$5.00 per
per unit.
unit.
IfIf fixed
fixed costs
costs are
are $200,000
$200,000 and
and variable
variable costs
costs
are
are $3.00
$3.00 per
per unit,
unit, how
how many
many units
units must
must be
be
sold
sold to to earn
earn operating
operating income
income ofof $40,000?
$40,000?
a.
a. 100,000
100,000 units
units
b.
b. 120,000
120,000 units
units
c.
c. 80,000
80,000 units
units
d.
d. 200,000
200,000 units
units
ABC
ABC Co. Co. sells
sells product
product XYZ
XYZ at
at $5.00
$5.00 per
per unit.
unit.
IfIf fixed
fixed costs
costs are
are $200,000
$200,000 and
and variable
variable costs
costs
are
are $3.00
$3.00 per
per unit,
unit, how
how many
many units
units must
must be
be
sold
sold to to earn
earn operating
operating income
income ofof $40,000?
$40,000?
Operating
Income = $20,000 × .40 = $8,000
LO6
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What
What Change
Change in
in Operating
Operating Income
Income
Do
Do We
We Anticipate?
Anticipate?
Once break-even is reached, every additional dollar
of contribution margin becomes operating income:
Change in Change in Contribution
operating income = sales volume × margin ratio
LO7
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Business
Business Applications
Applications of
of CVP
CVP
Consider the following information
developed by the accountant at Speedo, a
bicycle retailer:
Determining semivariable
cost elements.
LO8
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CVP
CVP Analysis
Analysis When
When aa Company
Company
Sells
Sells Many
Many Products
Products
$265,000
= 48% (rounded)
$550,000
$170,000
= $354,167 (rounded)
.48
To determine semivariable
cost elements.
LO9
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The
The High-Low
High-Low Method
Method
Matrix, Inc. recorded the following production activity and
maintenance costs for two months:
Units Cost
High activity level 9,000 $ 9,700
Low activity level 5,000 6,100
Change 4,000 $ 3,600
Using these two levels of activity, compute:
the variable cost per unit.
the total fixed cost.
total cost formula.
IfIf sales
sales commissions
commissions are are $10,000 when 80,000
units
units are
are sold and $14,000 when 120,000 units
are
are sold,
sold, what is the
the variable
variable portion
portion of
of sales
sales
commission
commission per per unit
unit sold?
sold?
a.
a. $.08
$.08 per
per unit
unit
b.
b. $.10
$.10 per
per unit
unit
c.
c. $.12
$.12 per
per unit
unit
d.
d. $.125
$.125 per
per unit
unit
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The
The High-Low
High-Low Method
Method
IfIf sales
sales commissions
commissions are are $10,000 when 80,000
units
units are
are sold and $14,000 when 120,000 units
are
are sold,
sold, what is the
the variable
variable portion
portion of
of sales
sales
commission
commission per per unit
unit sold?
sold?
Units Cost
a.
a. $.08
$.08 per
per unit
unit High level 120,000 $ 14,000
Low level 80,000 10,000
b.
b. $.10
$.10 per
per unit
unit Change 40,000 $ 4,000
c.
c. $.12
$.12 per
per unit
unit
$4,000 ÷ 40,000 units
d.
d. $.125
$.125 per
per unit
unit = $.10 per unit
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The
The High-Low
High-Low Method
Method