ACCT 2230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Income Statement, Operating Leverage
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The level of sales at which profit is zero. The break-even point can also be defined as the point where total sales equals total expenses, or as the point where total contribution margin equals total fixed expenses. Sales variable expenses fixed expenses = sh: cost-volume-profit graph (cvp) The relationships among revenues, costs, and level of activity presented in graphic form: contribution margin ratio (cm) The contribution margin as a percentage of total sales: variable expense ratio. The ratio of variable expenses to sales: incremental analysis. An analytical approach that focuses only on those items of revenue, cost, and volume that will change as a result of a decision: equation method. A method of computing break-even sales using the contribution format income statement: formula method. A method of computing the break-even point where the fixed expenses are divided by the contribution margin per unit: margin of safety.