Essays on Cvp

Value Chain

The objective of analyzing Monster’s value chain is to make a product that will become popular to its customers, which includes not only the production segment but also marketing and distribution (Horngren and Data, 2015). This is because products will eventually need to be discontinued due to changing customer preferences and product innovation from competitors. This means that the company’s core operations and its products must continuously evolve and this could be done using the value chain analysis tool. For an energy drink company like Monster, one of its main goals is to continuously adapt to the ...

Cost structure

Monster Beverage Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of energy drinks. The cost structure of the company consists of both fixed and variable costs. The unit price for a can of Monster Energy drink sells at an average price of $7.90.

Variable costs

Monster’s variable costs include the cost of concentrates and beverage bases, the cost of raw materials, re-packing costs and co-packing costs. The company’s raw materials include cans, flavours, containers, bottles, packing materials and ingredients. The table below indicates each of the variable cost items and the respective costs per can of Monster’s Energy Drink.

Contribution margin

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Importance of understanding cost changes

Introduction Introduction The report outlines the importance of having a good understanding of the cost changes. The two commonly used methods used to derive the cost function are the econometric method and accounting method. The report gives details on how the CVP analysis technique has been used to get prices of diverse range of products and services. The CVP analysis is based on certain assumptions which are extensively covered in the report. This report is intended to help in improving the efficiency of carrying out operations in both small and large business organisations.

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Management Accounting

Step 1: Question 1: The total variable cost for the company comprises of manufacturing costs and sales and administrative cost. Accounting both, the total variable costs for the firm was calculated at $10 per unit

Question 2:

The total production costs for any organization is bifurcated as fixed costs and variable costs. Important to note, while the variable costs and output carry a direct and proportional relationship, fixed cost is not related to output level and remains constant throughout. In other words, while the variable costs increase in proportion to the increase in output level, fixed cost does not change and ...