Programme Coverage – Step Two |
Recognising the link between financial and operational objectives
Understanding the volume-cost-profit relationship
Management of costs - Fixed and Variable costs / Direct and Indirect costs / Overhead costs
Analysis of product and service costs
Understanding the Contribution approach to performance reporting and decision taking
Price Setting and Discounting decisions - Considering the implications of alternative pricing decisions / Using Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis techniques
Evaluating the effectiveness of resource use (people, equipment, processes etc.)
Evaluating business options using alternative Financial Appraisal techniques
Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Planning
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