Mcmurtry Corporation sells a product for $100 per unit. The product's current sales are 12,100 units and its break-even sales are 10,406 units. The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to:
Multiple Choice
14%
16%
86%
84%
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Computation of margin of safety as a percentage of sales: |
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Current sales (12,100 * $100 ) | $1,210,000 | |
Break even sales (10,406 * $100) | $1,040,600 | |
Margin of Safety ($1,210,000 - $1,040,600) | $169,400 | |
Margin of safety = Current sales - Break even sales | ||
Margin of safety as a percentage of sales ($169,400 / $1,210,000) *100 | 14% | |
Margin of safety as a percentage of sales = Margin of safety / Current Sales*100 | ||
The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to 14%. |
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