Marginal Costing & CVP Analysis (Leaving Cert Accounting): Flashcards

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Marginal Costing & CVP Analysis
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Marginal costing definition

Only includes variable costs when valuing products

Contribution per unit formula

SPVC\text{SP} - \text{VC}

Fixed costs behaviour

Remain unchanged regardless of production volume

Variable costs behaviour

Change directly with production volume

Break-even point definition

Where total revenue equals total costs (no profit or loss)

BEP formula (units)

Fixed costsContribution per unit\frac{\text{Fixed costs}}{\text{Contribution per unit}}

Margin of safety formula

Actual salesBEP\text{Actual sales} - \text{BEP}

C/S ratio formula

Contribution per unitSP×100\frac{\text{Contribution per unit}}{\text{SP}} \times 100

Target profit sales (units) formula

FC+Profit targetContribution/unit\frac{\text{FC} + \text{Profit target}}{\text{Contribution/unit}}

Marginal costing limitation for financial reporting

Cannot be used (doesn't comply with accounting standards)

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