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Donald's Tables Co. makes a standard coffee table. Donald's has determined the sales and cost values for the month of March that are given below. Find the margin of safety in dollars.
Selling Price of a coffee table: $9.30
Variable cost per coffee table: $1.80
Sales Commission (as a percentage of revenues) to be paid by
Donald's to its sales people: 0%
Fixed cost: $24,000
Tax rate (as a percentage of operating income): 25%
Net Income: $11,250
| Margin of safety | = | $ 18,600 | ||
| 1 | Workings: | |||
| (i) | Unit selling Price | = | $ 9.30 | |
| Less: | Unit variable cost | = | $ 1.80 | |
| (ii) | Unit contribution margin | = | $ 7.50 | |
| (ii) / (i) | Contribution margin ratio | = | 80.65% | |
| Net Income | = | $ 11,250 | ||
| Add: | Tax [($11250 / 75%) X 25%] | = | $ 3,750 | |
| Opearting Income before tax | = | $ 15,000 | ||
| Add: | Fixed costs | = | $ 24,000 | |
| (i) | Contribution margin | = | $ 39,000 | |
| (ii) | Contribution margin ratio | = | 80.65% | |
| (i) / (ii) | Total Sales Revenue | = | $ 48,360 | |
| Break-even point in dollars | = | Fixed costs /Contribution margin ratio | ||
| = | $24000 / 80.65% | |||
| = | $ 29,760 | |||
| Margin of safety | = | Current dollar sales - Break - even point in dollar sales | ||
| = | $48360 - $29760 | |||
| = | $ 18,600 |