Break-Even Point
What Break-Even Point means in Economics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Break-Even Point
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The level of output where total revenue exactly equals total costs, resulting in zero profit or loss.
The level of output at which total revenue exactly equals total costs, resulting in zero profit.
Topics that use Break-Even Point
- Business costs, revenues and profit (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Business economics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Fixed costs
- Variable costs
- Economies of scale
- Oligopoly
- Price maker
- Profit
- Total revenue
- Contribution per Unit
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