In: Accounting
| Units sold | 1,180 | ||
| Price | $ | 10 | |
| Sales | $ | 11,800 | |
| Variable manufacturing costs | 4,720 | ||
| Fixed manufacturing costs | 2,360 | ||
| Variable selling costs | 1,180 | ||
| Fixed administrative costs | 1,180 | ||
Required:
Using the data provided, compute the margin of safety and margin of safety ratio.
mos:
mos ratio:
| Margin of Saftey = Total Sales - Break Even Sales | ||
| =$ 11,800 -$ 7080 | ||
| Margin of Saftey = $4,720 | ||
| Working Notes | ||
| Sales | 11,800 | |
| less : Variable costs | ||
| Manufacturing costs | 4,720 | |
| Selling Costs | 1,180 | 5,900 | 
| Contribution Margin | 5,900 | |
| Contribution Margin Ratio | Contribution Margin / Sales *100 | |
| = $ 5900 / $ 11800 *100 | ||
| =50% | ||
| Fixed Costs : | |
| Fixed Manufacturing costs | $ 2360 | 
| Fixed Admnistrative costs | $ 1180 | 
| Total Fixed Costs | $ 3540 | 
| Break even sales | Fixed Cost / Contribution margn ratio | |
| =$ 3540 / 50% | ||
| =$7080 | ||
| margin of safety ratio | =Total Sales - Break Even Sales/Total Sale | |
| =$4,720/$11,800*100 | ||
| 40% | ||