ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

BREAK EVEN POINT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is one limitation to calculating break even?
A
helps projected sales
B
based on estimates
C
based on multiple products
D
considers stock wastage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assuming that the selling price remains constant results in a straight revenue line, which may or may not be accurate. The selling price of a product is determined by a variety of factors such as market demand and supply, competition, and so on, and it seldom remains constant.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, break-even analysis does have some drawbacks: break-even assumes a business will sell all of the stock (of a particular product) at the same price. businesses can be unrealistic in their calculations. variable costs could change regularly, meaning the analysis could be inaccurate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Limitations. The Break-even analysis is only a supply-side (i.e., costs only) analysis, as it tells you nothing about what sales are actually likely to be for the product at these various prices. It assumes that fixed costs (FC) are constant.

Detailed explanation-4: -While measuring break-even analysis, it is considered that during a specific period there will be no change in general price level, i.e., labor, cost of material and other overheads. 5. Which of the following are limitations of break-even analysis? b) Capital employed is taken into account.

Detailed explanation-5: -Limitations of Break-Even Analysis: Break-even analysis is based on the assumption that all costs and expenses can be clearly separated into fixed and variable components. In practice, however, it may not be possible to achieve a clear-cut division of costs into fixed and variable types.

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