ACC 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Income Statement, Earnings Before Interest And Taxes, Fixed Cost

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Break-even point in units and in sales dollars. Cost-volume-profit (cvp) analysis estimates how changes in the following three factors affect a company"s profit. Companies use cvp analysis to help them reach important benchmarks, such as breakeven point. The break-even point is the point where total revenue equals total cost (i. e. , the point of zero profit) The level of sales at which contribution margin just covers fixed costs and consequently, net income is equal to zero. Since new companies experience losses (negative operating income) initially, they view their first break-even period as a significant milestone. In cvp analysis, the terms cost and expense are often used interchangeably. This is because the conceptual foundation of cvp analysis is the economics of break-even analysis in the short run. It is assumed that all units produced are sold. Therefore, all product and period costs do end up as expenses on the income statement.

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