Cafferky, Michael E.,

Breakeven analysis : the definitive guide to cost-volume-profit analysis / Michael E. Cafferky and Jon Wentworth. - Second edition. - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xi, 157 pages) - Managerial accounting collection, .

Part of: 2014 digital library.

Introduction -- Total cost method -- Contribution margin method -- Target profit method -- Cost of goods sold method -- Modified breakeven analysis: factoring estimates of demand -- Dealing with changes in product using weighted averages -- High-low method -- Least squares method -- Changing costs -- Changing prices -- Selling price at various volumes -- Multiple breakeven points -- Net present value method -- Quadratic equation -- Tax effects on cost-volume-profit -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix. Limitations and criticisms -- Appendix C. A short genealogy of breakeven analysis -- Appendix D. Using breakeven thinking to decide whether to start a business -- Appendix E. Annuity table -- Notes -- References -- Index.

This book is a comprehensive collection of cost-volume-profit applications. Business professionals, entrepreneurs, business professors, and undergraduate and graduate business students will benefit from this onestop how-to book of formulas, explanations, and examples. The user will find a wide range of topics, from calculating basic breakeven, to dealing with multiple products, mixed costs, changing costs, and changing prices.


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Break-even analysis.

unit variable costs (VC) total cost quadratic formula polynomial operating leverage net present value (NPV) income statement demand contribution margin ratio contribution margin (CM) common stockholders common stock dividend (CD) coefficient of determination breakeven (BE) Annuity factor weighted average selling price weighted average contribution margin unit selling price (SP) total revenue target profit scattergraph price elasticity of demand preferred stockholders preferred stock dividend (PD) multiple regression least squares method income tax high-low method fixed costs (FC) cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis cost of goods sold (COGS) cost of capital cash flow

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