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The Formula of Breakeven point (in units)= Fixed Cost / Contribution per unit

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How do you calculate breakeven point?

breakeven point (units) = fixed costs/contribution contribution = selling price - variable costs per unit


The breakeven point is the point at which the?

where all your Fixed Costs are covered. To find the number of units at which you will breakeven you divide fixed costs by the contribution per unit


What percentage of the contribution margin is profit on units sold in excess of the breakeven point?

50%


Does break even point and break even analysis means the same?

Breakeven point is the point where firm has no profit no loss while breakeven analysis is the process of finding out the breakeven point.


When fixed cost decreases what does this do for the break-even point?

When fixed assets reduces it also reduces the breakeven point because now less number of units required to fulfill the fixed cost.


What is the breakeven point in terms of both units sold and sales revenue?

Breaven point is the point of sales which must be acheived to cover all the expenses and to start earning profit.


If the price per unit decreases because of competition but the cost structure remains the same will the breakeven point rise?

Yes breakeven point will rise because contribution margin per unit reduces that's why more units require to recover fixed cost.


How do you calculate the breakeven point?

Formula for Breakeven point: Breakeven point = Fixed Cost / Contribution margin ratio Contribution margin ratio = Sales / contribution margin Contribution margin = sales - variable cost


If variable labor costs decline other things are held constant how will this effect a firms breakeven point?

breakeven point will decrease


What is the break even in units if a firm sells 20000 units at 40 each variable costs per unit are 10 and total fixed costs equal 120000?

1. Breakeven point = fixed cost/ contribution margin ratio contribution margin ratio: (sales - variable cost)/sales Sales = 20000 * 40 = 800000 Less: Variable cost = 20000 * 10 = 200000 Contribution margin = 600000 Contribution margin ratio = 600000/800000 = .75 Breakeven point in dollars = 120000/.75 = $160000 breakeven point in units = 160000 / 40 = 4000


If a firms fixed financial costs decrease the firms operating breakeven point will do what?

decrease <--------WRONG!!!!! The operating breakeven point will remain unchanged.


Break even point on sales of 20 per unit variable 7 and fixed annually 173000?

Breakeven point = Fixed cost/Contribution margin Contribution margin = sales price - variable cost contribution margin = 20 - 7 = 13 Breakeven point = 173000/13 = 13307.7 units