Accounting
Accounting
27th Edition
ISBN: 9781337272094
Author: WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.24EX
To determine

Break-even Point: It refers to a point in the level of operations at which a company experiences its revenues generated is equal to its costs incurred. Thus, when a company reaches at its break-even point, it reports neither an income nor a loss from operations. The formula to calculate the break-even point in sales units is as follows:

Break-evenpointinSales(units) =FixedCostsContributionMarginperunit

Margin of Safety: It is a measure that shows the probability of decrease in the sales level before a company faces an operating loss or reaches its break-even point. It is expressed in terms of dollars of sales, unit of sales, and percent of current sales. The formula to calculate the margin of safety as a percent of current sales is as follows:

 MarginofSafety=SalesSalesatBreak-EvenPointSales

To explain: the reason to question the validity of the given data.

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