AFM123 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Contribution Margin, Total Absorption Costing, Income Statement

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Diferent than the absorpion cosing income statement. The contribuion margin income statement can be used to see how proits will change when diferent operaing decisions are made. The absorpion cosing format is ideal for external inancial reporing where the goal is to record the costs and expenses and report them to the company"s stakeholders. Consider the following informaion developed by the accountant at wind bicycle co: For each addiional unit wind sells, more in contribuion margin will help to cover ixed expenses and proit. Each month wind must generate at least , 000 in total cm to break even. If wind sells 400 units in a month, it will be operaing at the break-even point. Contribuion margin the diference b/w sales revenues and variable expenses: can be expressed on a per-unit basis. Break-even point the level of sales at which proit (net income) is zero: can be deined either:

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