ACCT 2102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Contribution Margin, Variable Cost, Cost Accounting

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Chapter 4- contribution margin statement + techniques for estimating fixed and variable costs. Does not separate variable from fixed costs. Cannot use it to make decisions about volume, because we cant tell how much costs will change with changes in sale volume. Good for evaluating short term decisions (variable costs are controllable in short run and can be controlled with changes in volume) Cm= profit in the short term without fixed costs. Unit contribution margin= price- unit variable cost or. Price= contribution margin- fixed costs: cmr is the contribution per $ of sales revenue (whereas unit cm is the contribution per unit sold) 3 methods to estimate fixed costs and unit variable costs: account classification. Use detailed data on individual cost accounts for last period: step 1: classify each account as fixed or variable, step 2: estimate fc and unit vc: Fc = total cost in accounts classified as fixed.

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