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Assalamu Alaikum friends. Wishing everyone good health. Hope you all are well. By God's grace I am fine too. Today I am here to participate in a wonderful learning competition organized by our teacher @yolvijrm. The subject of this contest is SLC | S21W6 | Costos para emprendedores - Estructura de costos. So this is a very important competition where we can learn some important things. Below are some questions that I will answer correctly. So let's get started.

What is a cost structure, and what is its importance for entrepreneurship?

What is cost structure :- Cost structure is a process of analyzing and organizing the total costs of a business by accurately identifying and classifying different types of costs. It is basically divided into two main parts,

• 01 - Fixed costs (eg office rent, depreciation of equipment, salaries).

• 02 - Variable costs (eg raw materials, direct labour).

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Importance of cost structure for business :

• Cost Control : Cost structure analysis helps businesses identify unnecessary costs and reduce them.

• Pricing : Cost structure is essential for proper pricing of a product. This ensures that a profit can be made based on production and operating costs.

• Appropriate Decision Making : It plays an essential role in business decisions such as launching new products, increasing production or allocating budget.

• Ensuring Profitability : Cost structure creates a balance between costs and profits that ensures the long-term success of the business.

• Risk reduction : It helps to identify financial risks in advance which reduces the risk of bankruptcy.

If a restaurant analyzes their food cost structure, they can determine food prices based on costs such as each food ingredient, employee salaries, and electricity. This will enable them to implement effective strategies to survive in the competitive market.

Provide examples of businesses that use the cost structure methods explained; explain your answers.

Below are some step-by-step examples of businesses that use the cost structure method.

Restaurant Business	Source

Restaurants analyze the cost structure to determine their food prices. They consider food preparation materials, employee salaries, rent, electricity and other operating costs and determine a profitable selling price.

• Fixed Costs : Rent, maintenance of equipment.

• Variable cost : Ingredients like vegetables, meat, spices, beverages.

Manufacturing Industries	Source

Large manufacturing companies (eg cars, electronics) analyze the production costs of each of their products through a cost structure.

• Fixed Costs: Factory equipment, rent of premises.

• Variable Costs: Raw materials (iron, plastic), direct labor.

E-Commerce Business	Source

Online platforms, such as Amazon or Alibaba, analyze the supply and handling costs of the products sold.

• Fixed Costs: Server maintenance, website development.

• Variable costs: packaging, shipping, stock handling.

Airlines	Source

• Airlines use a cost structure to set their ticket prices.

• Fixed Costs: Aircraft maintenance, staff salaries.

• Variable cost: Fuel cost, food and service depending on the number of passengers.

Freelancing and Service Providers	Source

Like digital marketing firms or software development companies, they consider the cost of staff wages and other equipment for project delivery.

• Fixed costs: software licensing, office rent.

• Variable Costs: Hire additional staff or services for specific projects.

Home Construction Company	Source

Cost structure is very important for home construction. It analyzes raw material, labor costs and administrative costs.

• Fixed costs: office management, depreciation of equipment.

• Variable cost: Cement, bricks, rods and other construction materials.

All these businesses use cost structure methods to control their costs and ensure profitability.

What are the elements of a cost structure? Provide examples

Elements and examples of cost structure are nicely presented below. You will understand it step by step. So Cost structure includes mainly two types of costs.

• 01 - Fixed Costs :- These are the costs that remain unchanged whether the volume of production increases or decreases.

Example :

Rent	Monthly rent of an office or shop.
Depreciation of machinery	Decline in long-term use value of factory machinery.
Salary	Monthly salary of permanent employees.

• 02 - Variable Costs :- These costs change as the volume of production increases or decreases.

Example :

Raw Material	Cost of vegetables or meat in a restaurant case.
Direct labor	Hourly wages paid to workers in a factory.
Electricity Cost	The cost of running machinery during production.

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Additional Ingredients ✅✅

• Direct Costs :- These are costs that are directly related to the production of a product or service.

Example

• Eggs, flour and sugar to make a cake.

• The processor and screen used to make a mobile phone.

Indirect Costs :- They are necessary but not directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Example

Administrative Expenses	Stationery for running the office.
Marketing Costs	Costs for advertising campaigns.

Operational Costs :- Expenses necessary to run the day-to-day operations of the business.

Example

• Utility Bills
• Water, Electricity, Gas.
• Cleaning costs.

Capital Expenditure :- Expenditure on purchase of long-term assets.

Example

• Purchase of new equipment.

• Car or building construction.

• A real example:

Cost Components of Cake Making Business :-

Fixed Costs	Store rent and depreciation of ovens.
Variable costs	eggs, flour, sugar.
Direct costs	Cake making materials.
Indirect cost	Electricity consumption of the shop.

By analyzing the cost structure, traders are able to set the right prices and increase profits.

Prepare the cost structure of a business dedicated to making cakes. It has a production of 5 cakes per day and expects to obtain a total profit margin of 25%.

The cost structure for a cake making business is mentioned below step by step. Here the calculation is given on the basis of producing 5 cakes per day and assuming a gross profit margin of 25%.

Daily cost structure of cake production

• 01 - Production cost :

Flour, eggs, sugar, oil, milk etc. (per cake)	500 BDT
For 5 cakes	5 × 500
=	2500 BDT

• 02 - Labor cost :

Daily wage of employee (1 person)	500 BDT

• 03 - Fuel and electricity :

Electricity cost of running the oven (per cake)	100 BDT
For 5 cakes	5 × 100
=	500 BDT

• 04 - Packaging and other incidental expenses :

Packaging per cake	50 BDT
For 5 cakes	5 × 50
=	250 BDT

• TOTAL COST

2500 + 500 + 500 + 250	=	3750 BDT

• PROFIT CALCULATION

• 25% profit margin on total cost

• 3750 × 25%

• = 937.5 BDT or 31.23 STEEM

Total Selling Price

Total Cost + Profit	= 3750 + 937.5	= 4687.5 BDT
Selling price per cake	= 4687.5 ÷ 5	≈ 938 BDT (per cake).

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Convert to Steem (1 STEEM = 30 BDT)

Total cost in Steem	3750 ÷ 30	125 STEEM
Total Profit in Steem	937.5 ÷ 30	31.25 STEEM

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Convert to USD (1 USD = 119 BDT)

Total cost in USD	3750 ÷ 119	31.51 USD
Total Profit in USD	937.5 ÷ 119	7.87 USD

Profitability and accurate pricing of your business requires fine-tuning of calculations based on local market data.

So business cost structure is an important process that analyzes all costs such as material, labor, and indirect costs. It helps in making sound decisions for business management and profitability. As an example, calculating the daily cost of a cake making business, the total cost of making 5 cakes is BDT 3750 Taka. Adding 25% profit to this, the selling price per cake is approximately BDT 938 Taka. This structure is helpful in ensuring business profitability and makes decision making effective.

So I am Inviting my lovely Steemian friends @stef1, @irawandedy, @kouba01, @selina1, @adeljose to Participate in this Competition.

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