This power tip helps you stay on top of your cashflow by understanding the fixed and variable costs in your business, and the difference between marginal revenue and marginal costs.
Understanding these cashflow concepts can help you to know whether to keep trading if your business is facing challenging times. It also provides an opportunity to maintain operating momentum whilst you build and innovate your business.
Revenue & Cost | Power Tip | Video
Key Points:
- Fixed Costs are costs that you’re going to incur no matter how many sales you make. For example, rent, insurance and loan repayments.
- Variable Costs are costs that are based on the number of sales you make, like the stock and materials you use to make your product or provide your service.
- Marginal Revenue is the additional revenue from the sale of one additional product or service.
- Marginal Cost is the variable cost of producing this additional product or service.
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Next Steps
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For existing clients, make sure you reach out to your business coach if you have any more questions about this topic. It is always a good idea to talk about what you just learnt. They might even have some more tips to share with you.
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