Break-Even Point Author(s): Satya Prakash Singh and Jayant V. Deshpande Source: Economic and Political Weekly‚ Vol. 17‚ No. 48 (Nov. 27‚ 1982)‚ pp. M123+M125+M127M128 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4371597 . Accessed: 01/04/2014 04:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that
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First in Show Pet Foods‚ Inc. is a major producer of dog food for show dog kennels in the United States. The company has prospered as a supplier for unique dog food called Show Circuit. The dog food was originally developed by a mink rancher as a means to improve the coat of his mink. Show Circuit is a balanced frozen dog food that can improve dogs coat with the ingredients that are free of additives and preservatives. The ingredient is packaged in frozen pack in order to prevent spoilage of the
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Break-Even Analysis FIN/200 July 29‚ 2010 Justin Henegar 13. Healthy Foods‚ Inc.‚ sells 50-pound bags of grapes to the military for $10 a bag. The fixed costs of this operation are $80‚000‚ while the variable costs of the grapes are $.10 per pound. a. What is the break-even point in bags? 80‚000/5= 16‚000 bags- This is the company’s break-even point because the variable per unit would be $5.00 if it’s .10 per pound with a 50-lb bag. The other answer I received was 8‚080 bags but this would
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Group 1 Breeder’s Own Pet Foods‚ INC. Central issue: Breeder’s Mix is a new kind of dog food and it is totally differ from traditional types dog foods‚ people are not familiar with this product at all. In addition‚ it is very difficult to predict the trend of this product. Dog food industry is considered highly potential in a mounting trend. Firstly‚ the dog food industry has benefited from increasing dog ownership. Secondly‚ pet owners continue to invest their animal companions with
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a) What is Break Even point? Break even point is the point at which income and expenses of are totally equal. So the business has not made any profit or any loss at this point. But when it comes to the total value of expenses is higher than total profit‚ the organization will suffer losses. Losses will result the opposite effect of profits. An organization that suffer losses may be forced to decrease their operational output. The reduction may consist of reducing their employees‚ shutting down their
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is the Break even. The Break even point is the point at which revenue is exactly equal to costs. At this point‚ no profit is made and no losses are incurred. The break even point can be expressed in terms of unit sales or dollar sales. That is‚ the break even units indicate the level of sales that are required to cover costs. Sales above that number result in profit and sales below that number result in a loss. The break even sales indicate the dollars of gross sales required to break even. The determination
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Break Even Analysis A break even analysis is a method used widely by businesses to assist them with finance. The break even analysis shows a business when their amount of revenue is equal to their costs. This is known as the break-even point. Although the break even analysis shows many other things‚ this is the main thing companies look out for when composing a break even graph. The break even analysis is very important to businesses as it a way of measuring their success over a certain period of
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Break even analysis is an important part in production management and decision making. In this assignment‚ the key elements of the break-even analysis will be discussed. The key elements of break-even analysis are fixed cost‚ variable cost‚ total revenue‚ break-even point and margin of safety. Although break-even analysis is very useful‚ it has disadvantages. Break-even analysis is based on the production cost of the company which includes the fixed cost and variable cost. Then the total cost of
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Break Even Analysis University of Phoenix Accounting in Healthcare ACC561 November 26‚ 2010 Break Even Analysis Relevance of DRG Analysis as a Tool in Healthcare DRG analysis helps managers in health care determine levels of service at which to operate and to break even as well as avoid any loses. Using the DGR analysis‚ management will be able to determine the appropriate levels at which to operate making the most of any profits (Steven‚ & David‚ 2000). The management team of
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BREAK-EVEN POINT A company’s break-even point is the amount of sales or revenues that it must generate in order to equal its expenses. In other words‚ it is the point at which the company neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss. Calculating the break-even point (through break-even analysis) can provide a simple‚ yet powerful quantitative tool for managers. In its simplest form‚ break-even analysis provides insight into whether or not revenue from a product or service has the ability to
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