Clyde’s Pastry Co. sells pastries for $5, and incurs variable costs of $1 per pastry. Clyde’s total fixed costs are $10,000 per year. By what amount will Clyde’s margin of safety decrease if Clyde sells 2,700 rather than 3,000 pastries during the year?
Selling Price per pastry = $5
Variable cost per pastry = $1
Total Fixed cost per year = $10,000
Contribution margin per pastry = Sales - Variable cost = $5-$1= $4
Break even in terms of pastry units = Fixed cost/Contribution margin = $10,000/$4 = 2500 units
Break even Sales in $ = $5 x break even units = $5 x 2500 = $12,500
Therefore, decrease in margin of safety if Clyde sells 2,700 rather than 3,000 pastries during the year = $2,500-$1,000 = $1,500
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