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Clyde’s Pastry Co. sells pastries for $5, and incurs variable costs of $1 per pastry. Clyde’s total fixed costs are $10,000 per year. By what amount will Clyde’s margin of safety decrease if Clyde sells 2,700 rather than 3,000 pastries during the year?
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| Clyde’s Pastry Co. | Amount $ | Note | 
| Sell price per unit | 5.00 | A | 
| Less: Variable costs | 1.00 | B | 
| Contribution margin per unit | 4.00 | C | 
| Fixed costs | 10,000.00 | D | 
| Break-even point (units) | 2,500.00 | E=D/C | 
| Total sales (units) | 3,000.00 | F | 
| Margin of safety (units) | 500.00 | G=F-E | 
| Margin of safety ($) | 2,500.00 | H=G*A | 
| If total sales (units) | 2,700.00 | I | 
| Then margin of safety (units) | 200.00 | J=I-E | 
| Margin of safety ($) | 1,000.00 | K=J*A | 
| Decrease in margin of safety ($) by | 1,500.00 | L=H-K | 
| So Clyde’s margin of safety will decrease by $ 1,500 if Clyde sells 2,700 rather than 3,000 pastries during the year. |