Questions:
1. What information provided by a variable costing income statement is used in computing the break-even point? Is this information on an absorption costing income statement? Explain your answer.
2. How is "break-even point" defined? What are the differences among the formula, graph, and income statement approaches for computing breakeven?
3. What is the contribution margin ratio? How is it used to calculate the break-even point?
4. Why is CVP analysis generally used as a short-run tool? Would CVP ever be appropriate as a long-run model?