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Contribution per unit is the selling price less the

  • A.profit per unit
  • B.variable cost per unit
  • C.fixed cost per unit
  • D.total cost per unit

Answer: B

Correct answer: variable cost per unit

Contribution is what each unit sold contributes towards the fixed costs and, once those are covered, towards profit:

\[ c = p - v \]

It is not profit per unit, since no fixed cost has yet been deducted. Every break-even calculation rests on this quantity, and the whole method can be summarised as asking how many contributions are needed to pay for the fixed costs.

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