break-even

Finnish translation: kannattavuusraja

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English term or phrase:break-even
Finnish translation:kannattavuusraja

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16:10 Apr 22, 2010
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Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Additional field(s): Finance (general)
English term or phrase: break-even
Definition from PowerHomeBiz.com:
The point of business activity when total revenue equals total expenses. Above the break-even point, the business is making a profit. Below the break-even point, the business is incurring a loss.

Example sentence(s):
  • On the surface, break-even analysis is a tool to calculate at which sales volume the variable and fixed costs of producing your product will be recovered. Another way to look at it is that the break-even point is the point at which your product stops costing you money to produce and sell, and starts to generate a profit for your company. Weatherhead School of Management
  • Generally, an initial break-even analysis focuses on a relatively narrow range of sales volume in which variable costs are simple to calculate. JBV's Competitive Edge
  • A senior executive at Associated Newspapers has predicted that the London freesheet it is launching today will break even within four years, sooner than expected in its original business plan. guardian.co.uk
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kannattavuusraja
Definition:
Kannattavuusraja on rahoituksen työkalu, jonka avulla määritellään, milloin myynti on tasapainossa kustannusten kanssa. Sanotaan, että yritys saavuttaa kannattavuusrajan, kun se ei tuota voittoa eikä tappiota eli kun sen voitto on nolla.
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Kannattavuusraja on rahoituksen työkalu, jonka avulla määritellään, milloin myynti on tasapainossa kustannusten kanssa. Sanotaan, että yritys saavuttaa kannattavuusrajan, kun se ei tuota voittoa eikä tappiota eli kun sen voitto on nolla.

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  • Yritykset saattavat olla vielä kannattavuusrajan alapuolella tai niiden liiketoiminta ei välttämättä ole vielä tuottoisaa. On yleistä, että kohdeyrityksessä - FVCA  
  • Kannattavuusraja (break-even) Lähtötiedot Kiinteät kustannukset (aikavälissä) Muuttuvat kustannukset / kpl Odotettu myynti (kpl) Hinta / kpl Laske - Calkoo  
  • Itä-Suomessa perittävät hinnat ovat selkeästi alle kannattavuusrajan ja kannattamaton liiketoiminta ei ole järkevää, Kalmi toteaa. - Yle  
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