Cost, Revenue, Break-even Flashcards

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What are costs?

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Money that a business spends on producing its goods or services

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What is revenue?

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Money that a business receives from selling goods or services

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How do you calculate profit?

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Profit = Total Revenue - Total Costs

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What are start up costs?

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Costs that a business must meet before it starts producing and selling products

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What are running costs?

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Costs that a business must meet during the day to day process of producing and selling its products

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Give some examples of start up costs

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Van
Furniture
Market research
Premises
Installing power
Staff training
Installing telephone line
Advertising
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Give some examples of running costs

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Staff wages
Electricity
Rent
Insurance
Maintenance
Phone bill
Transport costs
Raw materials
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What are fixed costs?

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Costs which do not vary with output. They have to be paid even if no products are sold

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What are variable costs?

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Costs which vary with output. They increase every time a product is sold

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Give some examples of fixed costs

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Rent
Salaries
Insurance
Interest on loans
Business rates
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Give some examples of variable costs

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Raw materials
Workers wages
Power
Packaging
Transport
Advertising
Petrol for deliveries
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How do you calculate total costs?

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Total costs = Fixed costs + Variable costs

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What are the 3 method to calculate the break-even point?

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The calculation method
The table method
The graph method

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How do you calculate the break even point?

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Break-even point = Fixed costs : (Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit)

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How do you calculate profit?

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Profit = Total revenue - Total costs

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How do you calculate the margin of safety?

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Margin of safety = current output level - Break-even output level

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What are the advantages of using break-even charts?

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1) It is easy to see graphically the point of which total revenue equate to total costs
2) It is easy to see how changes in the cost effect the break-even point
3) It is easy to see how changes in price effect the break-even point

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What are the disadvantages of using break-even charts?

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1) Figures in the break-even chart are only estimates/forcasts - circumstances may change
2) Fixed cost may not remain fixed over time (rent/interest may rise)
3) Costs rarely stay the same (variable costs may change as output increases)

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What are the advantages of constructing a break-even chart on a spreadsheet?

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1) Can preform accurate formulae/calculations
2) What if analysis can be made
3) Graphs are easy to read

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What are the disadvantages of constructing a break-even chart on a spreadsheet?

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1) Initial set up is time consuming
2) Viruses could result in the data being lost
3) Staff training is required

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What is break-even

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The point at which total revenue is equal to total costs