The Contribution Margin per Guest calculator computes the contribution margin for each guest present in a business. The contribution margin is a cost accounting concept that allows a company to determine the profitability of individual products.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (SPG) Selling Price per Guest
- (VCG) Variable Cost per Guest. On a per guest basis. Variable costs are those costs that vary depending on a company's production volume; they rise as production increases and fall as production decreases. Variable costs differ from fixed costs such as rent, advertising, insurance and office supplies, which tend to remain the same regardless of production output.
Contribution Margin per Guest (CMG): The calculator returns the margin in U.S. dollars. However, this can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.
Resource:
- Dopson, Lea R., and David K. Hayes. Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009. Print.
- "Contribution Margin Definition | Investopedia." Investopedia. N.p., 19 Nov. 2003. Web. 07 Aug. 2015.