Break Even Point
Break Even Point
need to think Help the owner make the best decision such as in choosing the
locations
about costs? Help the manager decide what price should be charged
1. Fixed Costs(overhead costs)
Cost which do not vary with the no. of items sold or produced
They have to be paid whether the business is making any sales
or not
Eg. Rent paid, salaries
Business cost
2. Variable Costs
Cost which vary directly with the no. of items sold or produced
Eg. Raw material costs
1. Total cost = Fixed costs + Total Variable Cost
Total cost and 2. Total cost = Average Cost per unit Output
Average cost 3. Average cost of production =
Economies of scale
When business buy large numbers of components
Purchasing Get discount reduces the unit cost of each item bought
economies Advantage over small business which buy in small quantities
Advantages for a large business when marketing its products
making Managers may become too removed from the products and
market the firm operates in
Break Even Point
What is Break even point? (also known as Break even level of output)
Break even point is the level of sales at which total costs=total revenue.
BEP Chart
• BEP charts are graphs
which show how costs
and revenues of a
fit
business change with Pr o
sales.
• They show the level of
sales the business must SS
LO
make in order to break
even.
Advantages and Disadvantages of BEP
• Able to read the expected profit • Assume no inventories
or loss • Straight line assumption
• Can make the owners/ investors • Fixed costs not
to consider the business to alwaysoonstant
invest in this business or to
improve the business • Concentrate on break even
• Show BEP
Total fixed costs
• Show safety margin Break even point=
Selling price-Variable Cost