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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
:[[Contribution margin]]. A department's net profit, used to cover indirect expenses.
 
:[[Contribution margin]]. A department's net profit, used to cover indirect expenses.
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According to [[Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition)]],
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:[[Contribution margin]]. Total revenues minus total variable costs.
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According to [[Product Manager's Handbook by Gorchels (2nd edition)]],
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:[[Contribution margin]]. The amount of revenue left after incremental costs have been subtracted.
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According to [[Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition)]],
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:[[Contribution margin]]. Sales revenue minus variable expenses.
  
 
==Related concepts==
 
==Related concepts==
 
*[[Accounting]] (alternatively known as [[accountancy]]) is management of [[financial data]], information, and knowledge about [[financial transaction]]s of [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es. [[Accountancy]] tends to include [[bookkeeping]] and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include [[quatitative analysis]] of [[financial data]] in the [[bookkeeping system]] and/or [[business intelligence]].
 
*[[Accounting]] (alternatively known as [[accountancy]]) is management of [[financial data]], information, and knowledge about [[financial transaction]]s of [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es. [[Accountancy]] tends to include [[bookkeeping]] and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include [[quatitative analysis]] of [[financial data]] in the [[bookkeeping system]] and/or [[business intelligence]].
  
==Related coursework==
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==Related lectures==
 
*[[Principles of Accounting]].  
 
*[[Principles of Accounting]].  
  
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 14 July 2020

Contribution margin is a department's net profit, used to cover indirect expenses.


Definitions

According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Contribution margin. A department's net profit, used to cover indirect expenses.

According to Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition),

Contribution margin. Total revenues minus total variable costs.

According to Product Manager's Handbook by Gorchels (2nd edition),

Contribution margin. The amount of revenue left after incremental costs have been subtracted.

According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),

Contribution margin. Sales revenue minus variable expenses.

Related concepts

Related lectures