Understand cost structures, profit drivers, and financial decision-making.
Cost-volume-profit (CVP) and break-even analysis are two related ways to quickly answer some key business questions that include:
CVP and break-even analysis are incredibly useful tools that finance professionals use throughout their careers. The formula is simple but powerful. The CVP formula is the basic equation that determines almost every line of the income statement. It's the formula that drives projections, forecasts, and budgets. The formula can be used for a wide range of analyses that answer key business questions.
The course begins with a quick overview of how CVP analysis is used to calculate profitability and how break-even analysis can help you find a target sales volume. We also explore some key questions it can answer. The rest of this course dives deeper into these concepts. We'll look at the CVP and break-even formulas in more detail and how to use them. I'll show how they can help inform business decisions.
This course provides the basics for those new to CVP while providing insights to those with experience with CVP and break-even analysis.
Founder of CFO Perspective
Rob Stephens is the Founder of CFO Perspective, which provides continuing education courses for CPAs and financial management courses for business advisors and staff. He has been quoted in Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, and many other news sources. He is also the author of Key Performance Indicators and KPI Dashboards. Rob has a 30-year career that includes serving as a CFO, Director of Operations, and SVP of Finance. Rob is an adjunct instructor for the MBA program at Gonzaga University. Rob holds a Masters of Science in Personal Financial Planning and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Therapy from Kansas State University. He received a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
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