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4.04 O-H/O-C
overhead/operating costs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| break even point | the point at which a business's total sales equal its total expenses; the business has not yet made a profit but has not incurred any losses. |
| capital expenditure | a one time purchase a business makes (land, building, equipment) |
| cost based pricing | a pricing method in which the business adds a predetermined markup to the total costs of making the product |
| depreciation | loss of value |
| economies of scale | cost savings created by an increased levels of production |
| fixed costs | business costs that are not affected by changes in sales volume; also known as fixed costs. |
| fixed expenses | operating costs that do not increase or decrease with changes in production; also known as fixed costs. |
| gross profit | a companies revenue after subtracting the costs of products it has sold |
| mixed costs | expenses that are fixed until the company reaches a certain level of production, then become variable; also called semi-variable costs or semi-fixed costs. |
| operating costs | the ongoing, day to day expenses of running a business that are not directly related to production |
| price-based costing | a pricing method in which the business determines how much customers will pay for a product, then adjust costs accordingly. |
| price markup | the difference between the total costs of a product and its selling price |
| sales commission | an amount a salesperson earns per sale, either a percentage or a flat rate. |
| semi-fixed costs | expenses that are fixed until the company reaches a certain level of production, then become variable; also called mixed costs pr semi-variable costs. |
| semi-variable costs | expenses that are fixed until the company reaches a certain level of production, then become variable, also called mixed costs or semi fixed costs |
| total cost | the sum of overhead and direct costs required to make a product |
| variable costs | businesses costs that change according to changes in sales volume; also known as variable expenses |
| variable expenses | operating costs that fluctuate with changes in production; also known as variable costs. |