Break-even Point

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GCSE Business Mind Map on Break-even Point, created by Gee_0599 on 29/09/2014.
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Break-even Point
  1. Revenue = Number of sales x Price
    1. TC = FC + VC
      1. Profit + TR> TC
        1. Loss = TR < TC
          1. Break - even point = FIXED COSTS/ SELLING PRICE - VARIABLE COSTS (contribution)
            1. Working out contribution
              1. Selling price - variable costs
                1. Work out how many units need selling to pay FC and breakeven
                  1. Fixed Costs/Contribution = No of units.
                2. Impact of changes on a business
                  1. Increase in FC/VC causes BEP to increase
                    1. Decrease in FC/VC causes BEP to decrease
                      1. Increase in Selling price causes BEP to decrease
                        1. Decrease in Selling price causes BEP to Increase
                        2. When FC change
                          1. Rent Increase:
                            1. Increase staff salaries
                              1. Insurance increase
                            2. Change in VC
                              1. Supplier may increase goods
                                1. Wasting materials due to faulty goods
                                  1. Increased VAt
                                    1. Staff wage increase
                                      1. Paying overtime
                                      2. When Selling Prices change
                                        1. A competitor has a big promotion and take your customers
                                          1. Not selling products because they're too expensive
                                          2. Drawing BE charts
                                            1. Involve drawing three lines
                                              1. Fixed costs
                                                1. Total costs
                                                  1. Total revenue
                                                2. Margin of safety
                                                  1. Actual sales - Break-even output= margin of safety

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