ACCT 2301 Chapter Notes -Operating Leverage, Contribution Margin, Fixed Cost

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Chapter 2 cost behavior, operating leverage, & profitability. Total fixed cost and per-unit costs behave differently. Ex spi hires a band to play for ,000; need to sell enough tickets to cover costs. Per-unit fixed cost = ,000 tickets sold (not really fixed) Fixed cost per unit represents the minimum ticket price in order to cover costs. Use fixed costs to magnify small changes in revenue into dramatic changes in profitability. When all costs are fixed, every sales dollars contributes toward potential profitability. Once fixed costs are covered, additional sales dollar represent pure profit. Operating leverage financial leverage (financial leverage use debt to profit from investing money at a higher rate. Of return than the rate they pay for the borrowed funds) Calculating percentage change (alternative measure base measure) base measure = % change. Risk possibility that sacrifices may exceed benefit. Fixed costs represent a commitment to an economic sacrifice. Avoid risks by substituting variable costs for fixed costs.

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