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IB Business Management. Unit 5.2: Costs and Revenues Examine types of costs and sources of revenue Explain the role of contribution. Cost: expenditure in producing a product. NOT what it costs the consumer Revenue: $ a business receives from the sale of products Profit: revenue - costs.
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IB Business Management • Unit 5.2: Costs and Revenues • Examine types of costs and sources of revenue • Explain the role of contribution
Cost: expenditure in producing a product. NOT what it costs the consumer • Revenue:$ a business receives from the sale of products • Profit: revenue - costs Cost, Revenue, Profit
Fixed Costs:Don’t change over short term, must be paid regardless of quantity produced/sold (even if there are no sales/output) • Examples:Rent, Salaries, Insurance, Loan payment Advertising Types of Costs • FC CAN change overtime, but are independent of level of output
Variable Costs: Change in direct proportion to the level of output or sales (if amount of output/sales doubles, variable costs also double) Examples:Raw materials, sales commission, wages, packaging costs Types of Costs
Formula for finding TOTAL COST? • TC = TVC + TFC How to find Total Cost (TC)?
Semi-Variable Costs: Contain elements of both fixed & variable costs, typically change when business exceeds certain level of sales/output Examples: Exceeding minutes on cell phone plan, overtime pay, machinery maintenance Types of Costs
Classify the following costs for an airline as fixed, variable or semi-variable: • Onboard drinks • Advertising & promotions • Airport fees • Fuel • Pilots’ salaries Practice
Direct Costs:Costs specifically related to a particular project or to the output of a single product (would not occur if this project/product didn’t exist). • Similar to variable cost • Examples: Costs involved if your shoe company begins making t-shirts: machinery, workers’ wages, materials, design & research Types of Costs
Indirect Costs (overhead): Costs that can’t be related to the level of output for a single product because they apply to all or several areas of the business • Similar to fixed costs • Examples: Utilities, insurance, rent, management salaries, advertising, legal expenses Types of Costs
Classify the following costs for an airline as director indirect: • Onboard drinks • Advertising & promotions • Airport fees • Fuel • Pilots’ salaries Practice
Average Cost: cost per unit • Total cost/output • Q = 1,000 TC = $8,000 AC = ? • Comprised of: • Average fixed costs (AFC) = TFC/Q • Declines continuously as Q increases • Average variable costs (AVC) = TVC/Q Average Cost
Proceeds coming into a business, usually from the sale of goods and/or services • Revenue from the sale of a firm’s products is called sales revenue • Formula: Price x Quantity Sold Revenue
If a business charges $60 for each pair of its shoes and sells 100 pairs in a week, its total sales revenue is: • $6,000 = $60 x 100 Revenue Example
Other sources of revenue besides the sale of goods/services: • Subventions: similar to subsidies • Grants: government assistance • Donations: financial gifts • Fundraising: used by non-profit firms • Sponsorship: below-the-line promotion • Interest: from investments • Dividends: payments from holding shares • Sale of assets: firms sell assets for cash Revenue
The amount of money (per unit) that remains after all direct and variable costs have been subtracted from the sales revenue for that product • Formulas: • Contribution per unit = P - AVC • Avg. Variable Cost = Total Var. Cost • Quantity Contribution
School kids sells CDs for $12 each • Direct & variable costs are $8 per CD • Contribution = $12 - $8 = $4 • This isn’t profit because fixed & indirect costs haven’t been paid yet • Each CD contributes $4toward the payment of fixed & overhead costs • Therefore: • Profit = Contribution – TFC Contribution Example
Why do businesses care about contribution? • Contribution analysis helps business identify areas that are profitable and areas that need more attention Contribution Analysis