Chapter 2 Cost Concepts and Design Economics Part 2
Chapter 2 Cost Concepts and Design Economics Part 2
Design Economics
STANDARD COSTS
planned costs per unit of output that are established in
advance of actual production or service delivery
develop from anticipated direct labor hours, materials,
and overhead categories
Typical use
❖ estimating future manufacturing costs
❖ Measuring operating performance by comparing
actual cost per unit with the standard unit cost
❖ preparing bids on products or services requested
by customers
❖ establishing the value of work in process and
finished inventories
COST CLASSIFICATION FOR PREDICTING
COST BEHAVIOR
Cost behavior
describes how a cost item will react or
respond to changes in the level of
business activity
Classifications:
Fixed Costs
Variable Costs
Incremental Costs
FIXED COSTS
Cost that are unaffected by changes in activity
level over a feasible range of operations for the
capacity or capability available. Typical fixed
costs include
- insurance and taxes on facilities,
- general management and administrative
salaries,
- license fees, and
- interest costs on borrowed capital.
VARIABLE COSTS
Costs associated with an operation that
varies in total with the quantity of output or
other measures of activity level.
p = a – bD
Price
Units of Demand
BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS
CT = C V + C F
CV =cv*D,
Demand
SCENARIO 1: Demand as a
function of price
When total revenue and total cost are
combined, the typical results as a function
of demand are depicted in the figure. At
breakeven point D1', the total revenue is
equal to total cost, and an increase in
demand will result in a profit for the
operation. Then at optimal demand, D*,
profit is maximized. At breakeven point
D2', total revenue and total cost are again
equal, but additional volume will result in
an operating loss instead of a profit.
SCENARIO 1: Demand as a
function of price
Profit (Loss) = Total Revenue – Total Costs
= (aD – bD2) – (CV + CF)
= (aD – bD2) – (cvD + CF)
= –bD2 + (a – cv)D - CF
SCENARIO 1: Demand as a
function of price
In order for a profit to occur and to
achieve the typical results depicted in
the figure, two conditions must be met:
1. the price per unit that will result in no
demand has to be greater than the
variable cost per unit. (This avoids
negative demand.)
2. Total revenue must exceed total cost for
the periods involved.
SCENARIO 1: Demand as a
function of price
If these conditions are met, we can find
the optimal demand at which maximum
profit will occur by taking the first
derivative of equation of a profit with
respect to D (demand) and setting it
equal to zero
𝑑 profit
= 𝑎 − 𝑐𝑣 − 2𝑏𝐷 = 0.
𝑑𝐷
The optimal volume D that maximizes
profit is 𝑎 − 𝑐𝑣
∗
𝐷 =
2𝑏
SCENARIO 1: Demand as a
function of price
To ensure that we have maximized
profit (rather than minimized it), the
sign of the second derivative must be
negative.
𝑑2 profit
2
= −2𝑏,
𝑑𝐷
SCENARIO 1: Demand as a
function of price
An economic breakeven point for an
operation occurs when total revenue
equals total cost. Therefore, at any
demand D,
− 𝑎 − 𝑐 ± 𝑎 − 𝑐 2 − 4 −𝑏 −𝐶
′ 𝑣 𝑣 𝐹
𝐷=
2 −𝑏
Sample Problem
A company produces an electronic timing switch that is
used in consumer and commercial products. The fixed
cost is Php730,000 per month, and the variable cost is
Php830 per unit. The selling price per unit is p=1800 –
0.2D. For this situation,
a. Determine the optimal volume for this product and
confirm that a profit occurs (instead of a loss) at this
demand.
b. Find the volume at which breakeven occurs; that is,
what is the range of profitable demand?
Solution
a. Profit = 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒 − 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡
= 𝑝𝐷 − 𝐶𝐹 + 𝑐𝑣 𝐷
= 1800 − 0.2𝐷 𝐷 − 730,000 + 830𝐷
= 1800𝐷 − 0.2𝐷2 − 730,000 − 830𝐷
Profit = −0.2𝐷2 + 970𝐷 − 730,000
𝐶𝐹
𝑄𝐵𝐸𝑃 =
𝑝 − 𝑐𝑣
where:
QBEP = production quantity (volume) at which
break-even will occur
CF = fixed costs
p = selling price per unit
cv = variable cost per unit
Sample Problem
A firm has the capacity to produce 1,000,000 units of a
product per year. At present, it is able to produce and sell
only 600,000 units yearly at a total revenue of
Php720,000. Annual fixed costs are Php250,000 and the
variable costs per unit are Php0.70.
Calculate the firm’s annual profit or loss for this
production.
How many units should be sold annually to break-
even?
If the firm can increase its sales to 80% of full capacity,
what will its profit or loss be, assuming that its selling
price and variable cost per unit remain constant?
Draw a break-even chart indicating the above results
on the chart.
Problem Details & Computation
Computing for p =
Php250,000
QBEP = = 500, 000 units
(Php1.20 - Php0.70) per unit
c. At 80% capacity (800,000 units per year)
Profit = Total revenue – Total costs
Profit = (800,000 x Php1.20/unit) – [Php250,000 +
(Php0.70/unit x 800,000)]
Profit = Php960,000 – Php810,000
Profit = Php150,000
Sample Problem