When you run a small business, it's important to always know your break-even point -- the amount of sales needed to pay for all of your costs in a period. Below break-even, you generate a loss; above ...

The concept of a contribution margin comes from the need for business managers to understand how profitable their businesses have become. For most managers, this is as simple as looking at something ...

When you run a company, it’s obviously important to understand how profitable the business is. Many leaders look at profit margin, which measures the total amount by which revenue from sales exceeds ...

Both metrics assess a company's profitability, but in different ways Claire Boyte-White is the lead writer for NapkinFinance.com, co-author of I Am Net Worthy, and an Investopedia contributor.

With ever-increasing costs of farm inputs, it becomes more important to determine what inputs will be best to control weeds and other detriments to your crops. Although I am not an agronomist, one ...

Contribution margin is used to help measure product profitability. It helps business owners understand how sales, variable costs and fixed costs all influence operating profit. The larger the ...

When you run a company, it’s obviously important to understand how profitable the business is. Many leaders look at profit margin, which measures the total amount by which revenue from sales exceeds ...