Interpreting break-even charts:

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  • Match the financial concept with its definition on a break-even chart:
    Total Revenue ↔️ Income from sales
    Break-even point ↔️ Total revenue = total costs
    Profit ↔️ Total revenue > total costs
    Loss ↔️ Total revenue < total costs
  • What is the definition of the break-even point?
    Total revenue equals total costs
  • Match the financial concept with its definition:
    Break-even point ↔️ Total revenue = total costs
    Profit ↔️ Total revenue > total costs
    Loss ↔️ Total revenue < total costs
  • What are fixed costs in a break-even chart?
    Costs that do not change
  • What does the total revenue line represent on a break-even chart?
    Income from sales
  • What is the characteristic of fixed costs on a break-even chart?
    They do not change
  • How does total revenue change as output increases on a break-even chart?
    Increases linearly
  • The break-even point is the level of output where total revenue equals total costs
  • Arrange the following financial concepts in order from lowest to highest level of output or sales:
    1️⃣ Loss
    2️⃣ Break-even point
    3️⃣ Profit
  • Variable costs are costs that increase as output increases
  • The break-even point occurs where total revenue equals total costs
  • Variable costs change as the level of output changes.
  • A business makes a profit when total revenue exceeds total costs.

    True
  • What type of line represents fixed costs on a break-even chart?
    Horizontal line
  • Fixed costs do not change with the level of output.

    True
  • The break-even point is where total revenue equals total costs
  • Fixed costs on a break-even chart are represented by a horizontal line
  • The total revenue line on a break-even chart increases in a linear fashion
  • The total revenue line on a break-even chart represents the income generated from sales
  • The break-even point is the level of output where total revenue equals total costs.
    True
  • Steps to identify the break-even point on a break-even chart:
    1️⃣ Find where the total revenue line and total cost line intersect
    2️⃣ Note the output level at this point on the X-axis
    3️⃣ The output level is the break-even level of output or sales
  • The loss region on a break-even chart indicates that total costs exceed total revenue.

    True
  • At the break-even point, total revenue equals total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

    True
  • Total revenue on a break-even chart represents the income generated from sales
  • What does the fixed costs line look like on a break-even chart?
    Horizontal line
  • What does the break-even point represent in terms of total revenue and total costs?
    Total revenue equals total costs
  • What is the significance of the intersection of the total revenue and total costs lines on a break-even chart?
    Break-even point
  • The margin of safety indicates how much sales can decrease before a business starts making losses.

    True
  • Match the concept with its definition:
    Break-even point ↔️ Total revenue = total costs
    Profit ↔️ Total revenue > total costs
    Loss ↔️ Total revenue < total costs
  • The break-even point is the level of output where total revenue equals total costs.

    True
  • A business makes a profit when total revenue is greater than total costs.
    True
  • Total costs are the sum of fixed costs and variable costs.

    True
  • A loss occurs when total revenue is less than total costs.

    True
  • Total costs on a break-even chart are calculated by adding fixed costs and variable costs.
    True
  • Below the break-even point, total revenue is less than total costs, resulting in a loss.
  • The fixed cost line on a break-even chart remains constant regardless of the level of output.
  • Match the cost line with its definition:
    Fixed Costs ↔️ Costs that do not change with output
    Total Costs ↔️ Sum of fixed and variable costs
  • Order the financial concepts based on the relationship between total revenue and total costs:
    1️⃣ Break-even point (total revenue = total costs)
    2️⃣ Profit (total revenue > total costs)
    3️⃣ Loss (total revenue < total costs)
  • Match the cost type with an example:
    Fixed Costs ↔️ Rent
    Variable Costs ↔️ Raw materials
  • Match the financial concept with its definition:
    Total Revenue ↔️ Income generated from sales
    Break-even point ↔️ Total revenue equals total costs