EBK ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
EBK ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781119411017
Author: Weygandt
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 22, Problem 15Q
To determine

Margin of Safety: The break-even point reflects the level of sales volume where no profit or loss is incurred. So the volume of sales over and above that point is known as margin of safety.

Margin of Safety Ratio: The margin of safety depicted as the percentage of sales is called margin of safety ratio. The amount of margin of safety is divided by sales to determine this ratio.

To compute: The margin of safety for R Company.

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