CVP Analysis
CVP Analysis
CVP Analysis
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SCENAR output volume on revenue (sales), expenses (costs), and net
income (net profit).
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Sales
Selling price $1.50 100%
Variable cost of each item 1.20 80
Selling price less variable cost $ .30 20%
Sales - Variable expenses - Fixed expenses = Zero net income (break-even point)
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN
METHOD
Contribution margin Contribution margin ratio
Per Unit Per Unit %
Selling price $1.50 Selling price 100
Variable costs 1.20 Variable costs 80
Contribution margin $ .30 Contribution margin 20
Variable Fixed
Sales – Expenses – Expenses = net income
$1.50N – $1.20N – $18,000 = 0
$.30N = $18,000
N = $18,000 ÷ $.30
N = 60,000 Units
EQUATION METHOD
Let S = sales in dollars
needed to break even.
S – .80S – $18,000 = 0
.20S = $18,000
S = $18,000 ÷ .20
S = $90,000
Shortcut formulas:
Break-even = fixed expenses = $18,000 = 60,000
volume in units unit contribution margin .30
$150,000 A
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138,000 Sales C
120,000 Net Income Area
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90,000 Variable
Total Break-Even Point Expenses
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Net Loss
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TARGET NET PROFIT
Managers use CVP analysis to determine the total sales, in
units and dollars, needed to reach a target net profit.
Per Unit
Selling price $1.50
Variable costs (acquisition cost) 1.20
Contribution margin and
gross margin are equal $ .30
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN AND
GROSS MARGIN
Suppose the firm paid a commission of $.12 per unit sold.
Contribution Gross
Margin Margin
Per Unit Per Unit
Sales $1.50 $1.50
Acquisition cost of unit sold 1.20 1.20
Variable commission .12
Total variable expense $1.32
Contribution margin .18
Gross margin $.30
SALES MIX ANALYSIS
Sales mix is the relative proportions or combinations of
quantities of products that comprise total sales.
Ramos Company Example
Wallets Key Cases
(W) (K) Total
Variable + Fixed
Sales = expenses + expenses
$100,000 = $400N + $60,000
$400N = $100,000 – $60,000
N = $40,000 ÷ $400
N = 100 patients
NONPROFIT APPLICATION
If the city cuts the total budget appropriation by
10%, how many Patients can it serve in a year?
Variable + Fixed
Sales = expenses + expenses
$90,000 = $400N + $60,000
$400N = $90,000 – $60,000
N = $30,000 ÷ $400
N = 75 patients