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- July 30, 2020 at 11:45 am #578769
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Sir there is a question in the last part of the question
The investment is more sensitive to a change in sales volume than sales price
Could you explain why is this falseJuly 30, 2020 at 3:58 pm #578786In future please tell me the number of the question (assuming it is the BPP Revision Kit).
The sensitivity to a change in sales price is 385/1,300 = 29.6%
The sensitivity to a change in sales volume is 385/455 = 84.6%
The lower the %, the more sensitive the item is to changes. So it is more sensitive to sales price than to sales volume.
July 30, 2020 at 8:43 pm #578804Sir do you mean 650 instead of 455 se in my kit quantity is 650.455 is the contribution.
July 31, 2020 at 9:21 am #578815No, I mean 455.
As the units change, both the revenue and the variable costs change. So the contribution changes.
If the units change by 1% then the contribution changes by 1%. We need the contribution to change by 385 so as to end up with a profit of zero. Therefore the contribution needs to change by 385/455 = 84.6%. For this to happen the units need to change by 84.6%.
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