In: Accounting
What is the line F? What is the area A? What is the line C? What is point B? What is the area K?
What is line F? | Fixed cost |
What is the area A? | Loss |
What is the line C ? | Revenue |
What is point B ? | Break even point |
What is the area K? | Margin of safety |
Explanation :
Line F: It indicates fixed cost. Fixed cost is constant up-to a certain volume of production that is why it is represented by a straight line.
Area A: It indicates the area of loss. In that area total cost is higher than total revenue.
Line C : It indicates revenue. Revenue starts from 0. When there is no production ,then there is no revenue. It starts from 0 and increase with number of units produced and sold .
Point B: It represents break even point . It is the point where there is no profit and no loss. Total cost = Total revenue
Area K = It represents margin of safety. Margin of safety = Actual sales - BEP sales