CVP Analysis Lecture Notes PDF
CVP Analysis Lecture Notes PDF
•At what sales volume will XYZ’s total revenues and total
costs be equal?
•What profit will PQR earn at an annual sales volume of, say
Rs. 30 million?
•Break-even analysis.
ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING CVP ANALYSIS
1. The behavior of total revenue is linear (straight line). This implies
that the price of the product or service will not change as sales
volume varies within the relative range.
2. The behavior of total expenses is linear (straight line) over the
relevant range.
3. Expenses can be categorized as fixed, variable, or semi variable.
Total fixed expenses remain unchanged as activity varies.- The
efficiency and productivity of the production process and workers
remain constant
4. In multi-product organizations, the sales mix remains constant over
the relevant range.
5. In manufacturing firms, the inventory levels at the beginning and
end of the period are the same. This implies that the number of
units produced during the period equals the number of units sold.
BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS
1. A break-even analysis indicates at what
level cost and revenue are equal and there
is no profit and no loss.BEP:
Total costs = Total revenue
2. At BEP, Contribution = Fixed costs
3. BES (units) = FC / CMPU
4. Cash BEP(units) = Cash fixed cost Cash
contribution per unit
BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS
1. Total contribution margin available to
contribute to cover fixed expenses after all
variable expenses
2. Unit contribution margin
3. Total contribution margin
4. Weighted contribution margin
5. Contribution-margin ratio
LIMITATIONS OF CVP ANALYSIS
•Banking
•Hotel
•Software
•Non-Profit-Organistions
•Newspaper Industry