Cost, profit and break-even

Striking a balance between resources

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  • Overview

    The aim

    To enable managers to control the relationship between cost, price and volume.


    About the programme

    Three factors determine profit - cost, price and volume. What isn't so simple is balancing the relationship between the three.

    If the mere mention of fixed and variable costs, break-even points, contribution, depreciation, or marginal and total absorption costing, brings a glazed look to your eyes it is likely that you need to see this witty and brilliantly simple explanation! Using plain English and humour, this programme will teach those with no prior knowledge of finance how to calculate costs and to understand the importance of controlling expenditure and revenue.


    The key outcomes

    -Learn how costs are calculated and their effect on your business
    -Learn how to manage finances more effectively


    Training resources include:

    Video (23 mins)
    Discussion guide (PDF)


    Information:

    A Video Arts production featuring John Cleese and John Bird.

  • Learning chapters

    1. Bankrupt http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L01/Bankrupt http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L01.jpg
      Auctioning the manager whose business went bust.... (read more)
    2. What went wrong http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L02/What-went-wrong http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L02.jpg
      Producing only half the turnover with overheads and staff fixed-costs affecting profits.... (read more)
    3. Fixed costs to variable http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L03/Fixed-costs-to-variable http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L03.jpg
      Understanding the need to separate fixed costs and variable costs.... (read more)
    4. Fixed costs http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L04/Fixed-costs http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L04.jpg
      Defining the elements that are fixed.... (read more)
    5. Depreciation http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L05/Depreciation http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L05.jpg
      In this example machinery is used to explain depreciation of fixed assets and the need to set aside an amount to eventually replace.... (read more)

    6. Loan repayments http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L06/Loan-repayments http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L06.jpg
      The need to include loan repayments as outgoings... (read more)
    7. Total absorption costing http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L07/Total-absorption-costing http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L07.jpg
      Total absorption costing is plotted production costs against production volume to establish loss, break-even and profit.... (read more)
    8. Summary http://w3ww.videoarts.com/product/FIN3 L08/Summary http://w3ww.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN3 L08.jpg
      A summary of the lessons on cost and profit.... (read more)

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