Cost-volume-profit analysis, or CVP, is something companies use to figure out how changes in costs and volume affect their operating expenses and net income. In other words, CVP is a methodical analysis of the dynamic inter-relationship between selling prices, sales and production volume, cost expenses, and profits.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Explain each of the three elements of CVP analysis.
• Discuss how managers use CVP analysis.