2_Cost-Volume-Profit-Analysis
2_Cost-Volume-Profit-Analysis
2_Cost-Volume-Profit-Analysis
Sales XXX
Less: Variable Cost (XXX)
Contribution Margin XXX
Less: Fixed Cost (XXX)
Income before Tax XXX
The contribution margin income statement is prepared for management's own use. The format facilitates cost-volume-profit
analysis.
BREAK-EVEN POINT
- the sales volume level (in pesos or in units) where total revenues equals total costs, that is, there is neither profit nor
loss.
FORMULA:
a. Single -Product Break-even Calculations
MARGIN OF SAFETY
- the amount of peso-sales or the number of units by which actual or budgeted sales may be decreased without resulting
into a loss.
FORMULA:
1. Margin of safety in pesos
OPERATING LEVERAGE
- The extent to which a company uses fixed costs in its cost structure.
Leverage is achieved by increasing fixed costs while lowering variable costs.
FORMULA:
Or