Mcmurtry Corporation sells a product for $120 per unit. The product's current sales are 12,300 units...

Mcmurtry Corporation sells a product for $120 per unit. The product's current sales are 12,300 units and its break-even sales are 10,824 units. The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to:

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Hence, the answer is 12%

Margin of safety=	(Current sales level-Breakeven point)/Current sales level*100


	Sales In units	12300	units
	Sales in dollar	1476000	12300*120


	Break-even Sales In units	10824	units
	Sales in dollar	1298880	10824*120


Margin of safety=	((1476000-1298880)/1476000)*100
	12
=	12%

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