Finance Flashcards
What are fixed costs?
Costs that do not vary with the level of output
What are overheads/indirect costs?
Costs that can not be attributed to a particular unit of output
What are direct costs?
Costs that are directly attributable to a unit of output
What are variable costs?
Costs that change in proportion to the level of good or services a business produces
How can total costs be calculated?
Fixed costs + variable costs
What is marginal cost?
The cost of producing one extra unit
What is unit cost?
Cost of producing one unit
Total costs ÷ output
What are the different types of costing method?
Standard costing Cost centres Profit centres Absorption costing Contribution or marginal costing
What is contribution?
Revenue - variable costs
What is contribution per unit?
Price - Variable costs per unit
What is profit in relation to contribution?
Total contribution - fixed costs
What are the three ways to find the break even level?
Using a chart
Calculating
Using a graph
How can you calculate break even?
Break even = Fixed costs ÷ contribution per unit
What is break even?
The point when total revenue = total costs , this is when all costs have been covered
What is total revenue?
Price x sales/output