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1.

Define and describe break-even;


2. Compute the break-even point;
Do the challenge in 3 minutes.
1. What is the scientific concept
behind the activity?
2. What terms or words from the
activity that best relate or associate
with “break-even”?
“Magnegosyo Ta!:
Starting up a Business”
Cost of Rent
Salaries
Payment of Utilities
Cost for Raw Materials
Cost for Production
Selling Price of Products

Type or Name of Business :

Expenses Amount

Do the activity in 3 minutes.


1. Of your start-up business, which are the expected
monthly expenses? Production dependent expenses?
2. What do you call the costs that depend on the volume
of production? What about the costs incurred
regardless of the volume of production?
3. How will your start-up business earn money?
4. How would you know that you are gaining profit? Or
incurring a loss?
5. What happens when your cost and expenses is equal
to the sales?
6. If you were to find the break-even point of your start-
up business, what would it be?
• Variable costs are corporate expenses that change in
proportion to production output.
• Fixed costs or overhead costs are expenses that have
to be paid by a company, independent of any specific
business activities. These are costs incurred regardless
of the volume of production.
• Total cost includes both the Fixed Costs and Variable
Costs: TC = FC + VC
• Revenue is the income generated from normal
business operations: R = p * x
where p = price of item; x = number of units sold
• Break-even Point is the price point at which the sales
is equal to the costs, generating zero profit and zero
loss.

BREAK-EVEN POINT
= FIXED COST ÷ CONTRIBUTION MARGIN (OR MARKUP)

where CONTRIBUTION MARGIN


= SELLING PRICE – VARIABLE COST
1. What information
can be taken from
the situation?
2. What is the
contribution margin?
3. How many shirts
should Ronnie sell to
be able to break
even?

Ronnie imports branded shirts from Los Angeles.


He buys each shirt at Php 125 and sells it at Php 220
each. He also spends a total of Php 133 000 for the
taxes, wages of distributors, rent of warehouse,
distribution and weight costs, etc.
For items 1 to 3, choice the letter which corresponds to
the correct answer.

1. Mateo wants to start a business for calamansi juice


stand. He has decided to use his savings to purchase
the newest and fastest juicer called the JuiceItAll
which costs Php 200.00 and in addition he buys
calamnsi, water, sugar, and ice at a cost of Php 20.00
per cup of lemonade. If Timmy decides to sell his
lemonade at Php 30.00 per cup, how many cups of
lemonade will he have to sell to break even?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40

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