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J837 - TA3
What makes a product financially viable
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Costs | Expenses that business incur when producing and selling their products |
| Fixed costs | Costs that stay the same regardless of any change in output |
| Advertising costs | Fixed cost to pay for advertising materials e.g. posters and flyers |
| Insurance | Fixed cost to protect the business and employees |
| Loan interest | Fixed cost for the interest added to money borrowed from lenders |
| Rent | Fixed cost to pay for the rental of an office, shop or factory |
| Salaries | Fixed cost for employees yearly wage |
| Utilities | Fixed cost to pay for water, gas and electric |
| Variable cost | Costs that varies with a change in output |
| Raw materials | Variable cost for the actual materials required to make a product e.g. leather, plastic |
| Components | Variable cost for the actual components in a product e.g. screws and nails |
| Packaging costs | Variable cost for the packagine for each product e.g. box, wrapping |
| Wages | Variable cost for the actual hourly rate paid to employees |
| Semi–variable costs | A combination of a fixed cost with variable costs e.g. phone bills |
| Total costs | Total fixed costs + Total Variable costs |
| Revenue | Amount of money coming in from selling products or services |
| Formula to calculate Revenue | Quantity * Selling price |
| Total Revenue | the amount of money made in total |
| Total revenue formula | selling price per unit * output level |
| Formula to calculate profit/loss | REVENUE –TOTAL COSTS |
| Profit | when revenue is BIGGER than total costs |
| Loss | when revenue is smaller than total costs |
| Break–even | occurs when total costs equal total revenue |
| Cash flow | the money paid into and spent by a business |
| Lack of cash | Lack of cash can have consequences like not being able to buy new materials or spend on advertising |