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Contribution Margin Explained

Contribution margin is revenue minus variable costs: what each unit contributes to fixed costs and profit.

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What it explains

Contribution margin is revenue minus variable costs. It shows how much each unit or order contributes to covering fixed costs and, beyond that, to profit.

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