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Managerial Accounting, Binder Ready Version: Tools for Business Decision Making
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ISBN: 9781118338421
Author: Weygandt, Jerry J.; Kimmel, Paul D.; Kieso, Donald E.
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.6BE
(a)
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.
To Compute: The margin of safety in dollars.
(b)
To determine
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 ratio.
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