Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781308841380
Author: David H. Marshall, Wayne W. McManus, Daniel F. Viele
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.6ME
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Point of indifference:

The point of indifference can be defined as the level of output at which total costs and the profits resulting under both cost structures.

Point of Indifference can be calculated as −

  Point of Indifference = Differential fixed costDifferential variable cost per unit

To calculate:

Indifference point between the two cost structures of Company X and Company Z

To determine

2.

Concept Introduction:

Point of indifference:

The point of indifference can be defined as the level of output at which total costs and the profits resulting under both cost structures.

Point of Indifference can be calculated as −

  Point of Indifference = Differential fixed costDifferential variable cost per unit

The cost structure which is preferable if the sales volume were expected to increase by 25 %

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