Comer Company produces and sells strings of colorful indoor/outdoor lights for holiday display to retailers for $12.41 per string. The variable costs per string are as follows: Direct materials $1.87 Direct labor 1.70 Variable factory overhead 0.57 Variable selling expense 0.42 Fixed manufacturing cost totals $551,855 per year. Administrative cost (all fixed) totals $419,190. Comer expects to sell 247,000 strings of light next year. Required: 1.  Calculate the break-even point in units. fill in the blank 1 units 2.  Calculate the margin of safety in units. fill in the blank 2 units 3.  Calculate the margin of safety in dollars. $fill in the blank 3

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Comer Company produces and sells strings of colorful indoor/outdoor lights for holiday display to retailers for $12.41 per string. The variable costs per string are as follows:

Direct materials $1.87
Direct labor 1.70
Variable factory overhead 0.57
Variable selling expense 0.42

Fixed manufacturing cost totals $551,855 per year. Administrative cost (all fixed) totals $419,190. Comer expects to sell 247,000 strings of light next year.

Required:

1.  Calculate the break-even point in units.
fill in the blank 1 units

2.  Calculate the margin of safety in units.
fill in the blank 2 units

3.  Calculate the margin of safety in dollars.
$fill in the blank 3

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