LO1 | Explain how changes in activity affect contribution margin and net operating income. |
LO2 | Prepare and interpret a cost-volume-profit (CVP) graph and a profit graph. |
LO3 | Use the contribution margin ratio (CM ratio) to compute changes in contribution margin and net operating income resulting from changes in sales volume. |
LO4 | Show the effects on contribution margin of changes in variable costs, fixed costs, selling price, and volume. |
LO5 | Determine the level of sales needed to achieve a desired target profit. |
LO6 | Determine the break-even point. |
LO7 | Compute the margin of safety and explain its significance. |
LO8 | Compute the degree of operating leverage at a particular level of sales and explain how it can be used to predict changes in net operating income. |
LO9 | Compute the break-even point for a multiproduct company and explain the effects of shifts in the sales mix on contribution margin and the break-even point. |