Texas Instruments BA II PLUS PRO User Manual - Page 82

Breakeven Worksheet, Breakeven Worksheet Variables, Resetting the Breakeven Worksheet Variables

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To Enter profit margin. Compute cost. Press # 20 ! " " % Answer: The original cost is $100. Display MAR= CST= 20.00 100.00 Breakeven Worksheet The Breakeven worksheet computes the breakeven point and sales level needed to earn a given profit by analyzing relationships between fixed costs, variable costs per unit, quantity, price, and profit. You operate at a loss until you reach the breakeven quantity (that is, total costs = total revenues). • To access the Breakeven worksheet, press & r. • To access breakeven variables, press " or #. • Enter known values for the four known variables, then compute a value for the fifth, unknown variable. Note: To solve for quantity (Q), enter a value of zero for profit (PFT). Breakeven Worksheet Variables Variable Fixed cost Variable cost per unit Unit price Profit Quantity Key Display & r FC # VC # P # PFT # Q Variable Type Enter/compute Enter/compute Enter/compute Enter/compute Enter/compute Note: This guidebook categorizes calculator variables by their method of entry. (See "Types of Worksheet Variables" on page 17.) Resetting the Breakeven Worksheet Variables • To reset default values for all Breakeven worksheet variables, press & z. All Breakeven worksheet variables default to zero. • To clear all calculator variables and formats and reset default values, including the Breakeven worksheet variables, press & } !. 78 Other Worksheets

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Answer:
The original cost is $100.
Breakeven Worksheet
Note:
To solve for quantity (
Q
), enter a value of zero for profit (
PFT
).
Breakeven Worksheet Variables
Note:
This guidebook categorizes calculator variables by their method of
entry. (See “
Types of Worksheet Variables
” on page 17.)
Resetting the Breakeven Worksheet Variables
To reset default values for all Breakeven worksheet variables, press
& z
. All Breakeven worksheet variables default to zero.
To clear all calculator variables and formats and reset default values,
including the Breakeven worksheet variables, press
& } !
.
Enter profit margin.
#
20
!
MAR=
20.00
Compute cost.
" " %
CST=
100.00
The Breakeven worksheet computes the breakeven point
and sales level needed to earn a given profit by analyzing
relationships between fixed costs, variable costs per unit,
quantity, price, and profit.
You operate at a loss until you reach the breakeven
quantity (that is, total costs = total revenues).
To access the Breakeven worksheet, press
& r
.
To access breakeven variables, press
"
or
#
.
Enter known values for the four known variables, then
compute a value for the fifth, unknown variable.
Variable
Key
Display
Variable Type
Fixed cost
& r
FC
Enter/compute
Variable cost per unit
#
VC
Enter/compute
Unit price
#
P
Enter/compute
Profit
#
PFT
Enter/compute
Quantity
#
Q
Enter/compute
To
Press
Display