How to Conduct a Breakeven Analysis

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    One of the tools that companies utilize to set prices is the breakeven analysis. This analysis helps companies determine the number of product units they would need to sell to cover their variable and fixed costs. In this brief video,​ I'll walk you through how to calculate the breakeven point.

Komentáře • 115

  • @Zohirul-Jewel
    @Zohirul-Jewel Před 7 lety +183

    BP = Break-even point
    FC = Fixed cost (cost of running the business stays the same regardless of the mount of products produced)
    P = Price
    VC = Variable cost (cost of making the product)

    • @Kenji-ug5bo
      @Kenji-ug5bo Před 5 lety +2

      why're you saying what he just said

    • @TrubbleBeast
      @TrubbleBeast Před 5 lety +25

      @@Kenji-ug5bo Because people like me can't remember what they stand for (I'm not an English native speaker).
      Thank you OP!

    • @Kenji-ug5bo
      @Kenji-ug5bo Před 5 lety

      @@TrubbleBeast nahh i meant why he was repeating the same things cos the guy in the video explained it too. however glad that you understood it better :)

    • @TrubbleBeast
      @TrubbleBeast Před 5 lety +10

      @@Kenji-ug5bo And I answered you... Because its easier to look back at something written than to find the timestamp where he explains it verbally for example :)

    • @Kenji-ug5bo
      @Kenji-ug5bo Před 5 lety

      @@TrubbleBeast thats very true thanks i could actually use that little gimmick later while studying it just might really help. thanks again.

  • @tashibalampkin8555
    @tashibalampkin8555 Před 5 lety +26

    Thank you so much. I was doing my homework when I realized my professor didn't even cover how to find the breakeven point.

  • @elizabethm.4283
    @elizabethm.4283 Před 9 lety +21

    You saved me a lot of grey hairs. The Advanced Algebra book that I am using now is extremely complicated when explaining the "formulas" ; which are different than your easy and simple formula you gave in your video. I understood what the BP was, but the steps in this book was like a gibberish.

    • @Alanisbusinessacademy
      @Alanisbusinessacademy  Před 9 lety +2

      Elizabeth M. So sorry to hear that, but I'm glad the concept makes a bit more sense now. Thanks for watching!

  • @kimglover8018
    @kimglover8018 Před 2 lety +3

    This is SO simple! Thank you so much, you're a life saver!

  • @clementine4133
    @clementine4133 Před 4 lety +1

    Break Heaven sent! I was working on an assignment and my teacher being great, I still couldn't have a clearer formula for Breakeven point with all the material given I explored, and let's say it, video learning is my thing, I am a visual person before all!

  • @josierebellato6788
    @josierebellato6788 Před 3 lety +1

    This channel is super. Thank you for explaining in simple terms. well done.

  • @WonderlandBoudoir
    @WonderlandBoudoir Před 6 lety +1

    Thank You. This was the most simplistic and easiest to understand breakdown of this formula.

  • @TellAfrica
    @TellAfrica Před 5 lety +5

    Thanks. You simplified things for me. I finally got it

  • @lilianmogoah4135
    @lilianmogoah4135 Před 5 lety +1

    This just made my life easier! Thank you

  • @mitchkwok
    @mitchkwok Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you! I used this to review for my finals! You explained it clearly :)

  • @MayweatherjrWONandsoTrump
    @MayweatherjrWONandsoTrump Před 10 lety +16

    Thank you, it did simplified the process. Wish I had a Professor like this one.

  • @Carrm3ist3r
    @Carrm3ist3r Před 2 lety

    I start my operations management class in the summer so this was very helpful!

  • @g97erry
    @g97erry Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you very much for posting!

  • @georgegt4915
    @georgegt4915 Před 4 lety +3

    2:46 utimately you are going to take your VC and multiply it by 5. you done great job sir

    • @isaacyo
      @isaacyo Před 3 lety

      Exactly i was very confused in that segment.

  • @amandadube156
    @amandadube156 Před 4 lety

    Very clear and concise. Thank you

  • @princessdanicaaldovino1516

    thank you for the clear explanation.

  • @AlignacademyTV
    @AlignacademyTV Před 3 lety +5

    Thanks for this video. Never actually thought of advertising as a "fixed" cost.

  • @AnnaMuzaza
    @AnnaMuzaza Před měsícem

    Very simple and straightforward’ thank you!

  • @hisham7234
    @hisham7234 Před 4 lety

    Thank you. This was helpful.

  • @raquelm.w.7974
    @raquelm.w.7974 Před 4 lety

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @sandilesyandamkhize6698

    Thank you. Very useful especial for a discussion question

  • @aziznasser14
    @aziznasser14 Před 4 lety

    Thank u for ur great effort ❤️

  • @emmanuelojimba8001
    @emmanuelojimba8001 Před 2 měsíci

    This inform helped me ..
    Thanks ❤

  • @zaynabnuzhah7318
    @zaynabnuzhah7318 Před 5 lety

    Thank you so much for this!!!

  • @jolieobi
    @jolieobi Před 7 lety +2

    pretty helpful Thanks

  • @cmmts
    @cmmts Před 8 lety

    Thank you! Great explanation!

  • @noreenm5018
    @noreenm5018 Před 8 lety

    Very helpful thank you so much

  • @hichsonmcthebe9669
    @hichsonmcthebe9669 Před rokem

    Excellent !!!! Thank you Sir

  • @rovalg1584
    @rovalg1584 Před 5 lety +1

    U r better than my accounts teacher

  • @marycatherine3857
    @marycatherine3857 Před 4 lety

    Very useful...the variable costs😇

  • @accountingwithteacherphath8616

    Wow Sir. Wow!!Wisdom indeed.

  • @theerapongwisessiri4437
    @theerapongwisessiri4437 Před 7 lety +1

    This is awesome ! Thanks for your explanation.

  • @sinclair657
    @sinclair657 Před 10 lety +2

    Thank you for simplifying this for me...wish my financial management prof. could do the same...

    • @Alanisbusinessacademy
      @Alanisbusinessacademy  Před 10 lety

      Akosua Aikman Glad I could help! Best of luck to you.

    • @charlesunderwood9911
      @charlesunderwood9911 Před 8 lety

      +Akosua Aikman They have a way of making easy stuff like producing a way to get to the moon in two weeks

  • @mikorees5853
    @mikorees5853 Před 4 lety

    Thanks! Nice video

  • @mpredz
    @mpredz Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks!

  • @mercytarusarira4794
    @mercytarusarira4794 Před rokem

    Well explained 👏

  • @zaydsoliman4441
    @zaydsoliman4441 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much

  • @bggauthier6067
    @bggauthier6067 Před 9 lety +3

    Great video! I have to come up with a breakeven analysis for my business, as I have never done this before, my question is, can I use the numbers from my projection and loss sheet to get the numbers I need for my breakeven analysis?
    Another question I have is, what if a person's business offers several services for different prices, does the formula remain the same, does it change? I need major!!!

    • @Alanisbusinessacademy
      @Alanisbusinessacademy  Před 9 lety +2

      Bg Gauthier You would need to use per-unit numbers so an income statement may not get you everything that you need. Of course you can get your fixed costs from an income statement, but the price and variable costs will be based on your projections and research. If a business offers several services than the calculations get a little trickier. You can use some method of costing (i.e. ABC costing) to allocate your fixed costs to a specific product, then calculate the breakeven point based upon that figure. Unfortunately that's incredibly detailed and the breakeven point is really a basic type of analysis. Use your best judgement. If you have multiple products, but really only one produces a significant amount of revenue than I would simply go with the single product. The value of this method of analysis is simply pass the first test of financial feasibility. Chances are you'll want to produce pro forma income statements if you're evaluating a business with multiple products. Hope this helps. Best,Matt

  • @lyricsthetic7
    @lyricsthetic7 Před rokem +1

    May I ask if what should be the formula used for finding variable cost if you are given the fixed cost price per unit and break-even point. Thanks!

  • @SKY-ot7ot
    @SKY-ot7ot Před 6 lety

    thank you sir

  • @tobymcrae7058
    @tobymcrae7058 Před 7 lety +2

    very helpful

  • @olodunemmanuel1832
    @olodunemmanuel1832 Před 5 lety

    Thank you

  • @hellojasgarcia
    @hellojasgarcia Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you very much! this was very helpful. 😊😊

  • @adamdelduca2064
    @adamdelduca2064 Před 9 lety +23

    You have a mistake around 2:50 you say FC go up with more production. I think you meant VC. Cheers

    • @eggsb193
      @eggsb193 Před 6 lety +1

      Adam Del Duca Both could go up with increased production

    • @justplainskill
      @justplainskill Před 6 lety +9

      nah Fixed cost is "fixed" for a reason

    • @patrickj.8429
      @patrickj.8429 Před 5 lety +3

      Orphans depends on the fixed cost. For instance rent from a lease can only stay fixed for so long until it excels annually in a certain amount of years.

    • @Aim4sixmeals
      @Aim4sixmeals Před 4 lety

      @@patrickj.8429 They talking about manufacturing companies.

    • @shahzodmashrabi9085
      @shahzodmashrabi9085 Před 4 lety

      no he is right, fixed costs increase with more production

  • @johnlakea
    @johnlakea Před 9 lety +1

    Thank you for the invaluable information you are sharing. My question is how do you calculate break even dollar when units are not provided and just dollar value alone?

    • @JJJr14
      @JJJr14 Před 6 lety

      For example: You have $940 as fixed cost and it costs you $30 to produce a product. You calculate:
      940/(40 - 30)
      = 94
      YOU WOULD NEED TO SELL 94 PRODUCTS.
      ^^^^^^^^^^Now you have the units ^^^^^^^^^^

    • @charlottethomas5949
      @charlottethomas5949 Před 5 lety +1

      @@JJJr14 Where did that phantom 40 come from??

    • @loppyhero7196
      @loppyhero7196 Před 5 lety

      @@charlottethomas5949 That's what I wanna know

    • @zibusisombasela1711
      @zibusisombasela1711 Před 4 lety

      40???🤔🤨

  • @gizmoff6573
    @gizmoff6573 Před 2 lety

    Thx alot

  • @maureenbennett809
    @maureenbennett809 Před rokem

    Great!😁

  • @mjaber4388
    @mjaber4388 Před 6 lety +8

    Wow. So i guess if a heart breaks it does breakeven!! The more you know.

  • @lethycegwyneth8698
    @lethycegwyneth8698 Před 3 lety

    thank u :">

  • @ndumisoradebe5256
    @ndumisoradebe5256 Před 5 lety +2

    Is it possible to determine break even point without number of units produced and sold and price per unit.

    • @loppyhero7196
      @loppyhero7196 Před 5 lety

      You need the price to determine the revenue

  • @JesusChristreinzover
    @JesusChristreinzover Před 9 lety +1

    I am so sh8cked! I understand !!! Thank u

  • @esraaashraf9874
    @esraaashraf9874 Před 4 lety

    A plant manufactures wooden pallets has the capacity to produce 250,000 pallets / year . Presently the plant is operating at 60 % of capacity . The average selling price of a pallet is $ 25 with a variable cost of $ 20 . At zero output , the plant's annual fixed costs are about $ 800,000 and are approximately constant up to the maximum production quantity per year . a - With the 60 % of capacity production , what is the expected annual profit or loss for the plant ? b - What annual volume is required in order for the plant to break even ? C- What would be the annual profit or loss if the plant were operating at 80 % of capacity ?

  • @kennahycopatience5839
    @kennahycopatience5839 Před 8 lety +1

    nice

  • @graffitifreak333
    @graffitifreak333 Před 4 lety

    BP-> FC+ DEP/P-VC is this ok with depreciation? Cz thats why my professor said and im confused now 😂

  • @Drea624
    @Drea624 Před 4 lety

    @ minute marker 3:39, you state 500,000 divided by ($20 minus “fixed cost” $10) isn’t this the variable??

  • @discoveringme941
    @discoveringme941 Před 4 lety

    Is depreciation a fixed cost?

  • @JessicaTorres-ht2zb
    @JessicaTorres-ht2zb Před 5 lety

    please help how did you get your answer

  • @Mr0Hayate
    @Mr0Hayate Před 9 lety +2

    whats fixed cost, pls could you elaborate, we were making a business plan and we needed to make a break even point analysis

    • @Alanisbusinessacademy
      @Alanisbusinessacademy  Před 9 lety +2

      +Mr0Hayate Thanks for the question. This video should help: czcams.com/video/582lLYfTP08/video.html

    • @Mr0Hayate
      @Mr0Hayate Před 8 lety +1

      thank you for the reply, this really helped

  • @tchanaalbert9296
    @tchanaalbert9296 Před 4 lety

    Now does it mean that if you have many products you could use average price

  • @jewelpolicarpio5497
    @jewelpolicarpio5497 Před 3 lety

    Well, I'm here for our Feasibility Study. Hahahaha and it helps a lot! Thank you💛

  • @aitaisakura4281
    @aitaisakura4281 Před 7 lety

    Huh? Why at subject of pricing and management is a bit different..

  • @daphneerose8026
    @daphneerose8026 Před rokem

    What if I have multiple products?

  • @DerejeTeklu-ip8hh
    @DerejeTeklu-ip8hh Před 7 měsíci

    Please,free the Footer area to see your excercises

  • @motanveer5108
    @motanveer5108 Před 6 lety

    Ben Wyatt would be proud.

  • @ghazanfarali6854
    @ghazanfarali6854 Před 10 lety +2

    How to make this on graph ?

  • @BarnOwlz
    @BarnOwlz Před 8 lety

    economic break even please

  • @lonemotheomatshaba9640

    Can you please help me out with this question
    Eastman publishing company is considering
    publishing a paperback text book on
    spreadsheet application for business. The
    fixed costs of manuscript preparation,
    textbook design and production setup is
    estimated to be $160,000Variable production
    and material costs are estimated to be $6 per
    book. Demand over the life of the book is
    estimated to be 4000 copies. The publisher
    plans to sell the text to college and university
    bookstores for $46 each.
    a. What is the breakeven point?
    b. What profit or loss can be anticipated with a
    demand of 3800 copies?
    c. With a demand of 3800 copies, what is the minimum
    price per copy that the publisher must charge to
    break even?
    d. If the publisher believes that the price per copy could
    be increased to $50.95 and not affect the anticipated
    demand of 4000 copies, what action would you
    recommend? What profit /loss can be anticipated

    • @Alanisbusinessacademy
      @Alanisbusinessacademy  Před 3 lety

      I'm definitely not doing doing your homework.

    • @lonemotheomatshaba9640
      @lonemotheomatshaba9640 Před 3 lety

      @@Alanisbusinessacademy it's not homework it's those questions you see at the end of a chapter and I've been trying to do it for days.... Atleast do C & D please

  • @ntcuong01ct1
    @ntcuong01ct1 Před 3 lety

    Dear Friends,
    I want to confirm:
    If a company has passed the break-even point, why should we do variable costs minimums and maximum fixed costs then the profits will increase more?. Thank you.

  • @epiphaniemukasine1184
    @epiphaniemukasine1184 Před 10 měsíci

    I'm confused

  • @stevemadete7272
    @stevemadete7272 Před 5 lety

    Lol is this Sean McVay..?

  • @user-lp3zr3oj9z
    @user-lp3zr3oj9z Před 4 lety

    Someone try and solve this:
    Mark is planning to sell lemonade at a lemonade stand. It costs:
    $175 to build the lemonade stand,
    $7.99 to buy the jug,
    $2.75 for the wooden spoon,
    $11.99 to buy 300 cups of lemonade worth of lemonade mix,
    $4.99 to buy 50 paper cups for the lemonade.
    1. What is the LEAST COST that Mark can charge per cup?
    2. How many cups does Mark need to sell to break even if he charges 75 cents per cup?

  • @marycatherine3857
    @marycatherine3857 Před 4 lety

    VC cheeers

  • @successeries
    @successeries Před 4 lety

    you talk a lot unnecessary sir

  • @nikitamiller2930
    @nikitamiller2930 Před 8 lety +1

    thank you, this was very helpful