For Waterway Industries, sales is $1580000 (7900 units), fixed expenses are $480000, and the contribution margin per unit is $80. What is the margin of safety in dollars?
Actual Sales = $1,580,000
Fixed cost = $480,000
Contribution margin per unit = $80
Units sold = 7,900
Selling price per unit = Actual Sales/Units sold
= 1,580,000/7,900
= $200
Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin per unit /Selling price per unit
= 80/200
= 40%
Break even point in dollar sales = Fixed cost/Contribution margin ratio
= 480,000/40%
= $1,200,000
Margin of safety (in dollar) = Actual sales - Break even point in dollar sales
= 1,580,000 - 1,200,000
= $380,000
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