Exam 2-202 Flashcards
Total revenue line
Starts at orgin slopes up
Fixed cost line
Horizontal line
Total cost line
Starts at fixed cost line and slopes up
Break even point
Total revenue crosses total cost
Variable cost
Cost whose total dollar amount varies in direct proportion to changes in the activity level. Constant on per unit basis, slope of the line is variable cost
Fixed cost
Remain constant in total dollars as volume changed within the relevant range of activity. Increases as volume decreases
Step cost
Only obtainable in chunks
Scatter plot method
Total maintance cost-fixed cost=variable cost. /units=variable cost per unit
High low method
Based on level of activity. Change in cost/change volume
Absorpition costing
Cogs=DM,DL,all MOH
Variable costing
Cogs=DM,DL,variable MOh
Advantages absortion costing
GAAP and meets matching principal
Disadvantages absorption
Not for CVP, fixed MOH as variable
Advantages variable costing
Useful for manages not responsible for fixed costs. CVP analysis
Disadvantages variable costing
Different for GAAP
Sales equals
VC+FC+profit
Contribution margin
Sales-VC
Contribution Margin Ratio
(Sales-VC)/sales
Assumptions underlying CVP analysis
Selling price per unit is constant, cost are linear, sales mix is constant, no change in inventories