Managerial Accounting for Managers
Managerial Accounting for Managers
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259578540
Author: Eric Noreen, Peter C. Brewer Professor, Ray H Garrison
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.8E
To determine

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The margin of safety indicates the amount of the sales which is earned over the breakeven level of sales. Margin of safety can be calculated in dollar amount and in units. The formulas to calculate the margin of safety are as follows:

  Margin of safety ($) = Actual Sales  Breakeven sales

  Margin of safety (%) =  (Actual Sales  Breakeven sales)Actual Sales

Requirement-1:

To calculate: the margin of safety.

To determine

Concept introduction:

The margin of safety indicates the amount of the sales which is earned over the breakeven level of sales. Margin of safety can be calculated in dollar amount and in units. The formulas to calculate the margin of safety are as follows:

  Margin of safety ($) = Actual Sales  Breakeven sales

  Margin of safety (%) =  (Actual Sales  Breakeven sales)Actual Sales

Requirement-2:

To calculate: the margin of safety %.

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