sales-variable cost= contribution
Formula for Breakeven point: Breakeven point = Fixed Cost / Contribution margin ratio Contribution margin ratio = Sales / contribution margin Contribution margin = sales - variable cost
Formula for contribution margin ratio = Sales – Variable cost / Sales
Break even point = Fixed cost / Contribution margin ratio Contribution margin ratio = (sales - variable cost ) / Sales
Breakeven point = Fixed cost / contribution margin ratio contribution margin ratio = sales - variable cost / sales.
The contribution margin ratio increases when?
contribution margin ratio = (sales - variable costs) / Sales
Contribution margin ratio is overall total contribution margin while contribution margin ration per unit is the allocation of total production contribution margin to per unit basis.
Formula for contribution margin ratio = Sales
If contribution margin ratio or contribution margin per unit is given then it is not required to have variable cost available as in that case break even point can be calculated using contribution margin ratio, if contribution margin ratio is also not available then we have to prepare summarized income statement for missing figures and from that information we will create break even point.
Break-even point = Fixed cost / contribution margin ratio Contribution margin ratio = sales - variable cost / sales by using these equations break even point can be calculated
Contribution margin per unit = Contribution margin / number of units of products Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin / Net sales The formula is different for both situations because contribution margin per unit calculates the contribution margin for one unit of product while contribution margin ratio calculates the contribution margin for total overall sales as overall sales may be included different mix of products with diff rent fixed and variable costs that's why both of these are calculated separately
Formula for calculating average Contribution margin Average contribution margin = total contribution margin / total number of units