Calculate the Accounting Break-Even Point for the Following Firm: Revenues

question 114

Essay

Calculate the accounting break-even point for the following firm: revenues of $700,000, $100,000 fixed costs, $75,000 depreciation, 60 percent variable costs, and a 35 percent tax rate.What happens to the break-even if a trade-off is made which increases fixed costs by $30,000 and decreases variable costs to 55 percent of sales?

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Definitions:

Actual Cost

The actual expenses and costs incurred in acquiring or producing a product or offering a service.

Accounts Payable

Accounts payable is the amount of short-term debt or money owed to suppliers and creditors by a company for goods and services purchased on credit.

Accounts Receivable

The funds that a company is entitled to collect from its customers for goods provided or services rendered but not yet paid.

Equipment

Tangible property used in operations, which is not intended for sale, often with a useful life exceeding one year and subject to depreciation.