3.3.2

Break-Even Analysis

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Break-Even Analysis

Businesses can use breakeven analysis to predict the level of output at which total costs and total revenues will be the same.

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Contribution per unit

  • Contribution per unit is the amount of revenue which contributes to covering a business' fixed costs after the variable cost per unit has been taken away from revenue per unit.
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Calculating contribution per unit

  • Contribution per unit is calculated as the selling price per unit – variable costs per unit.
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Total contribution

  • Total contribution is the amount of revenue from the sale of all products which contributes to fixed costs once total variable costs have been taken away.
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Calculating total contribution

  • Total contribution is calculated as total revenue – total variable costs.

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