Profit Contribution Analysis (cont.)

• Thus, the required rate of profit can be expressed by the equation,

Required Profit = PQ-AVC(Q)-TFC

so that the output necessary is given by

Q = (TFC+Required Profit)/(P-AVC)

• Breakeven Analysis is a specific case of Profit Contribution Analysis when the Required Profit is equal to zero

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