Contribution margin is a measure of operating leverage: the higher the contribution margin is (the lower variable costs are as a percentage of total costs), the faster the profits increase with sales.
What is a snap switch also known as Snap Disc or snap action thermostat? Snap Disc, or snap switch thermostats are bimetal mechanical thermostats that function via the thermal expansion and contraction of a bimetal disc that âsnapsâ from a convex to a concave shape at a set temperature. When the disc âsnapsâ, it either completes or interrupts a circuit.
Stackable switches can be interconnected using a special backplane cable that provides high-bandwidth throughput between the switches. Cisco introduced StackWise technology in one of its switch product lines. StackWise allows you to interconnect up to nine switches using fully redundant backplane connections. As you can see in the figure, switches are stacked one atop of the other, and cables connect the switches in daisy chain fashion.