8. Marginal costing distinguishes between fixed costs and variable costs as convention ally classified Marginal costing is formally defined as:‘the accounting system in which variable costs are charged to cost units and the fixed costs of the period are written-off in full against the aggregate contribution. Its special value is in decision making’. DEFINITION
9. The term ‘contribution’ mentioned in the formal definition is the term given to the difference between Sales and Marginal cost. Thus MARGINAL COST = VARIABLE COST DIRECT LABOUR+DIRECT MATERIAL+DIRECT EXPENSE+VARIABLE OVERHEADS CONTI…..
21. The break even point for a business firm shows the volume of sales at which the firm just breaks–even, with total revenue equal to total cost. Break even point shows the price at which the firm makes zero profits, with revenues just covering the costs. BREAK EVEN POINT
22. UNITS SALES (-) VARIABLE COST CONTRIBUTION (-) FIXED COST PROFIT OR LOSS FORMULA
23. The Profit Volume (PV) Ratio is the ratio of Contribution over Sales. It measures the Profitability of the firm and is one of the important ratios for computing profitabilty. P V RATIO
32. P.V RATIO = CONTRIBUTION PER UNIT X 100 SALES PER UNIT = 30 X100 100 PV RATIO = 30% PV RATIO OF NHC FOOD LTD
33. Marginal Costing supports the managerial decision making process . By the usage of this technique,themanager can evaluate the positional standing of the concern to a certain extent. CONCLUSION