ACCT 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Contribution Margin, Fixed Cost, Variable Cost

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We use what is called the contribution margin to solve for the break even point. The definition of contribution margin is: the amount a product"s unit selling price exceeds it total unit variable cost. This excess contributes to covering the fixed costs and then generating profits on a per unit basis. Let"s use an example to get to the bottom of this. If the product selling price (i. e. what the company is selling its finished good for) is and the total variable costs per unit are , then the contribution margin per unit is . Think of it as the profit made using just the variable costs and ignoring the fixed costs. Contribution margin per unit = sales price less total variable costs. We often express this in percent as well and it is called the contribution margin ratio: Contribution margin ratio = contribution margin per unit.

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