Answer:
either a BMW or a laser printer because they yield the same marginal printer
Explanation:
A rational consumer would choose the good that provides a higher utility
Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction received from consuming an additional unit of a good or service. Marginal utility is the additional utility derived from consuming one more unit of a good. the consumption decision is to consume more units of a good that gives the higher utility per good.
Marginal utility per good = marginal utility / price of the good
BMW = 1005 /40,000 = 0.025
Printer = 25 / $1000 = 0.025
The following information is available for Fenton Manufacturing Company at June 30:
Cash in bank account $ 11,455
Inventory of postage stamps $ 74
Money market fund balance $ 10,400
Petty cash balance $ 350
NSF checks from customers returned by bank $ 867
Postdated checks received from customers $ 791
Money orders $ 290
A nine-month certificate of deposit maturing on December 31 of current year $ 6,000 Based on this information, Fenton Manufacturing Company should report Cash and Cash Equivalents on June 30 of:_________.
Answer:
the Cash and Cash Equivalents on June 30 is $22,495
Explanation:
The computation of the Cash and Cash Equivalents on June 30 is given below:
Cash in bank account $ 11,455
Add: Money market fund balance $ 10,400
Petty cash balance $ 350
Money orders $ 290
Cash and Cash Equivalents $22,495
Therefore the Cash and Cash Equivalents on June 30 is $22,495
Melissa, a new employee at Epic Electronics, is required to perform a variety of bookkeeping and clerical tasks at a workstation. Epic has training software on its workstations that can answer many of the questions she has about what to do on her new job, and how to do it. The software is so good that she rarely asks her supervisor for help. It even tracks the way Melissa performs certain tasks, and offers suggestions to improve her productivity. This software is an example of:__________
Answer:
The way businesses are using knowledge technology to move relevant information to the people who need it.
Explanation:
Knowledge technology can be regarded as Intelligent as well as information and nteraction technologies which gives support to creation as well as management of knowledge at various individual and to all social levels. This technologies can be regarded as term used in describing technologies that is is been provided as result of collection of knowledge as well as process and storage of this knowledge, then how this knowledge is been transmitted to any place and the access of this information from anywhere.
A permanent flood control dam is expected to have an initial cost of $2.8 million and an annual upkeep cost of $20,000. In addition, minor reconstruction will be required every 5 years at a cost of $200,000. As a result of the dam, flood damage will be reduced by an average of $180,000 per year. Using an interest rate of 6% per year, the conventional B/C ratio will be closest to:
Answer:
0.81
Explanation:
Present Value of annual Maintenance cost = $20,000 / 6% = $333,333.33
In five year time, $200,000 is required as major maintenance cost. So effective rate for 5 year = [(1 + 6%) ^ 5] - 1 = 1.3382 - 1 = 0.3382 = 33.82%. Present Value of 5 year cost = $200,000 / 33.82% = $200,000 / 0.3382 = $591,366.06
Total Present Value cost = $2,800,000 + $333,333.33 + $591,366.06 = $3,724,699.39.
Annual Cost = $3,724,699.39 * 6% = $223,481.96.
Benefit / Cost = $180,000 / $223,481.96
Benefit / Cost = 0.805434138845032
Benefit / Cost = 0.81
So, conventional B/C ratio is 0.81.
Angel Corporation began offering a two-year warranty on its products. The warranty program was expected to cost Angel 3% of net sales. Net sales made under warranty in 2021 were $218 million. Fifteen percent of the units sold were returned in 2021 and repaired or replaced at a cost of $4.40 million. The amount of warranty expense on Angel's 2021 income statement is:______.
Answer:
the amount of warranty expense on Angel's 2021 income statement is $6.54 million
Explanation:
The computation of the amount of warranty expense on Angel's 2021 income statement is given below:
Warranty expense on Angel's 2021 income statement is is
= Net sales × 3%
= $218 million × 3%
= $6.54 million
Hence, the amount of warranty expense on Angel's 2021 income statement is $6.54 million
Exercise swer the following questions: Why is audit important in any organization? Give reasons.
Answer:
An audit is an official accounting of a company's account by an independent body to check for irregularities in the account.
Therefore, an audit is important because it shows that the facts and figures submitted are correct. It is also important because, it improves credibility and helps improve the internal controls of a company.
Happy Giraffe has preferred stock that pays a dividend of $9.00 per share and sells for $100 per share. It is considering issuing new shares of preferred stock. These new shares incur an underwriting (or flotation) cost of 2.10%.
Required:
a. How much will Happy Giraffe pay to the underwriter on a per-share basis?
b. After it pays its underwriter, how much will Happy Giraffe receive from each share of preferred stock that it issues?
Answer:
a. $2.10b. $97.90Explanation:
a. Underwriter fees per share:
= Selling price of share * Underwriting cost
= 100 * 2.10%
= $2.10
b. Amount received per share:
= Selling price per share - underwriting fees per share
= 100 - 2.10
= $97.90
Depletion Entries Alaska Mining Co. acquired mineral rights for $9,432,000. The mineral deposit is estimated at 52,400,000 tons. During the current year, 7,850,000 tons were mined and sold. a. Determine the amount of depletion expense for the current year. Round the depletion rate to two decimal places. $fill in the blank b21c5bf8507dfbf_1 b. Journalize the adjusting entry on December 31 to recognize the depletion expense. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Answer:
a.$1,413,000
b.Dr Depletion Expense $1,413,000
Cr Accumulated Depletion $1,413,000
Explanation:
a. Calculation to determine the amount of depletion expense for the current year.
First step is calculate the depletion per ton
Depletion per ton=$9,432,000/52,400,000 tons Depletion per ton= $0.18 per ton
Now let calculate the depletion expense
Depletion expense =7,850,000 tons × $0.18
Depletion expense = $1,413,000
Therefore the amount of depletion expense for the current year is $1,413,000
b. Preparation of the adjusting entry on December 31 to recognize the depletion expense
Dr Depletion Expense $1,413,000
Cr Accumulated Depletion $1,413,000
(To record Depletion of mineral deposit)
Asonia Co. will pay a dividend of $4.95, $9.05, $11.90, and $13.65 per share for each of the next four years, respectively. The company will then close its doors. If investors require a return of 9.2 percent on the company's stock, what is the stock price
Answer: $30.86
P = $4.95/(1 + .92) + $9.05/(1 + .92)^2 + $11.90/(1 + .92)^3 + $13.65/(1 + .92)^4
P = 4.53+7.59+ 9.14+ 9.60=$30.86
Explanation:
Dividend discount: Dividend year 1 divided by (1 plus the required rate of return)
PLUS Dividend year 2 divided by (1 plus the required rate of return) to the second power
PLUS Dividend year 3 divided by (1 plus the required rate of return) to the third power
PLUS Dividend year 4 divided by (1 plus the required rate of return) to the fourth power
Break-Even Units: Units for Target Profit Jay-Zee Company makes an in-car navigation system. Next year, Jay-Zee plans to sell 16,000 units at a price of $320 each. Product costs include: Direct materials $68
Direct labor $40
Variable overhead $12
Total fixed factory overhead $500,000
Variable selling expense is a commission of 5 percent of price; fixed selling and administrative expenses total $116,400.
Required:
1. Calculate the sales commission per unit sold. Calculate the contribution margin per unit.
2. How many units must Jay-Zee Company sell to break even? Prepare an income statement for the calculated number of units.
3. Calculate the number of units Jay-Zee Company must sell to achieve target operating income (profit) of $333,408.
4. What if the Jay-Zee Company wanted to achieve a target operating income of $322,000? Would the number of units needed increase or decrease compared to your answer in Requirement 3? Compute the number of units needed for the new target operating income.
Answer:
Jay-Zee Company
1. Sales commission per unit sold is:
= $16.
The Contribution margin per unit is:
= $184.
2. Break-even units are:
= 3,350 units
Income Statement for 3,350 units:
Sales revenue $1,072,000 ($320 * 3,350)
Variable cost of goods sold 455,600 ($136 * 3,350)
Contribution margin $616,400 ($184 * 3,350)
Fixed costs:
Factory overhead $500,000
Selling and administrative 116,400
Total fixed costs $616,400
Net operating income $0
3. Units to sell to achieve income of $333,408 are:
= 5,162 units
4. The number of units needed would decrease.
The number of units needed for the new target operating income is:
= 5,100 units.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Planned sales unit for the next year = 16,000
Sales price per unit = $320
Product costs:
Direct materials $68
Direct labor $40
Variable overhead $12
Total fixed factory overhead $500,000
Variable selling expense = $16 ($320 * 5%)
Fixed selling and administrative expenses = $116,400
Total variable costs per unit = $136
Contribution margin per unit = $184 ($320 - $136)
Total fixed costs = $616,400 ($500,000 + $116,400)
To break-even, units to sell = $616,400/$184 = 3,350 units
Units to sell to achieve a profit target of $333,408:
= $616,400+ $333,408/$184
= 5,162 units
Units to sell to achieve a profit target of $333,408:
= $616,400+ $322,000/$184
= 5,100 units
Sami transferred property with a fair market value of $600 and a tax basis of $300 to a corporation in exchange for stock with a fair market value of $600. In addition, Sami received stock with a fair market value of $50 in exchange for services she provided to the corporation in the incorporation process. Which of the following statements best describes the tax result to Sami because of the exchanges?
a. Sami will recognize $50 of compensation income, but she can count the shares of stock she receives in exchange for services in determining if the control test is met under section 351.
b. Sami will recognize $50 of compensation income, but she cannot count the shares of stock she receives in exchange for services in determining if the control test is met under section 351
c. Sami will not recognize S50 of compensation income, but she can count the shares of stock she receives in exchange for services in determining if the control test is met under section 351
d. Sami will not recognize $50 of compensation income, and she cannot count the shares of stock she receives in exchange for services in determining if the control test is met under section 351
Answer: Sami will recognize $50 of compensation income, but she can count the shares of stock she receives in exchange for services in determining if the control test is met under section 351.
Explanation:
Due to the exchanges in the question, it should be noted that Sami will recognize $50 of compensation income. It should be noted that under section 351, services are not considered to be property. She can then count the stock that she get for the services in order to be able to know whether the control test is met.
Kylie Co. owns 67% of Jayzee Inc. On their 12/31/2017 pre-consolidation trial balances, Kylie reports $739,972 Liabilities and Jayzee reports $1,601,119 Liabilities. Jayzee owes Kylie $207,709 on this date. What amount should be reported for Liabilities in Kylie's consolidated financial statements
Answer:
the amount that should be reported for Liabilities in Kylie's consolidated financial statements is $2,187,382
Explanation:
The computation of the amount that should be reported for Liabilities in Kylie's consolidated financial statements is shown below:
= $793,972 + $1,601,119 - $207,709
= $2,187,382
Hence, the amount that should be reported for Liabilities in Kylie's consolidated financial statements is $2,187,382
The same should be considered
Locus Company has total fixed costs of $112,000. Its product sells for $35 per unit and variable costs amount to $25 per unit. Next year Locus Company wishes to earn a pretax income that equals 10% of fixed costs. How many units must be sold to achieve this target income level?
A.1,120.
B. 8,214.
C.11,200.
D.12,320.
E.14,080.
Answer:
D.12,320.
Explanation:
The computation of the number of units to be sold for attaining the target income level is given below:
Target profit
= 10% of fixed cost
= 10% of 112,000
= 11200
Now
Sales needed = (Fixed costs +target profit) ÷ unit contribution margin
= (112,000+11,200) ÷ (35-25)
= 123,200 ÷ 10
= 12,320 units
VICTORIA COMPANY CVP Income Statement For the Month Ended April 30, 2020 Total Per Unit Sales (9,000 units) $450,000 $50 Variable costs 225,000 25.00 Contribution margin 225,000 $25.00 Fixed expenses 184,950 Net income $40,050 Management is considering the following course of action to increase net income: Reduce the selling price by 5%, with no changes to unit variable costs or fixed costs. Management is confident that this change will increase unit sales by 20%. Using the contribution margin technique, compute the break-even
Answer:
Follows are the solution to the given question:
Explanation:
In this question, we assume that there is no change in selling price.
So,
[tex]\text{Break-even point}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{184950}{25}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 7398\ units\\\\\text{Break-even point} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 7398\times 50 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 369900\\\\ \text{Margin of safety}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 450000-369900 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 80100\\\\[/tex]
Daphne Inc., a steel manufacturing company, is planning to buy a new plant at $1,090,000. The life of the plant is estimated to be 5 years and has cash flows of $109,000, $218,000, $327,000, $436,000, and $545,000. Calculate the payback period for the new plant.
a. 5 years
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 3 years
Answer:
The payback period is exactly 4 years.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Initial investment= $1,090,000
Cf1= 109,000
Cf2= 218,000
Cf3= 327,000
Cf4= 436,000
Cf5= 545,000
The payback period is the time required to cover the initial investment:
Year 1= 109,000 - 1,090,000= -981,000
Year 2= 218,000 - 981,000= -763,000
Year 3= 327,000 - 763,000= 436,000
Year 4= 436,000 - 436,000= 0
The payback period is exactly 4 years.
The unit quantity standard of a product is 3 pounds per package, and the unit quantity standard for machine hours is 0.40 hours per package. During August, 190,000 packages were produced. 430,000 pounds and 77,000 hours were used in production. How many pounds and how many machine hours should have been used for the actual output
Answer:
Standard pounds= 570,000 pounds
Standard hours= 76,000 hours
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Standard pounds= 3 pounds per package
Standard hours= 0.40 hours per package.
During August, 190,000 packages were produced.
To calculate the standard quantity of pounds and hours that should have been used, we need to multiply the standard rate whit the actual output.
Standard pounds= 190,000*3= 570,000 pounds
Standard hours= 0.4*190,000= 76,000 hours
In ________ organizational cultures, more individuality is shown through the organization’s rules being less strictly applied.
Answer:
weak
Explanation:
An organizational culture can be defined as the shared norms, beliefs, assumptions and values that exist in an organization.
An ethical climate can be defined as a collection of behaviors that are considered to be acceptable and correct within an organization or business firm. Also, an ethical climate provides the human resources management of an organization with a framework or benchmark on how employee behavioral issues or ethical problems are to be managed or handled within the organization.
In weak organizational cultures, more individuality of an employee working within an organization is shown as a result of the organization’s rules being less strictly applied.
On a related note, the rules guiding an organization are generally strictly being applied in strong organizational culture.
the financial statements for banana company include the following items: 20x9 20x8 cash $51,500 $50,000 short-term investments 25,000 15,000 net accounts receivable 53,000 50,000 merchandise inventory 163,000 50,000 total assets 532,000 554,000 accounts payable 131,500 124,000 salaries payable 25,000 13,000 long-term note payable 59,000 53,000 compute the current ratio for 20x8. group of answer choices
Answer:
1000,$5000maaf kalo salah
Which measure of central tendency and dispersion can syafig calculate
Answer:
nominal variables
Explanation:
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A stock has a beta of 1.45, the expected return on the market is 19 percent, and the risk-free rate is 5.00 percent. What must the expected return on this stock be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Answer: 25.30%
Explanation:
This can be calculated by the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM):
= Risk free rate + Beta * (Market return - Risk free rate)
= 5% + 1.45 * (19% - 5%)
= 5% + 20.3
= 25.30%
Zooey is a single mother of two young children whose husband died in a tragic car accident. She earns $20,000 per year working as a cashier at a grocery store. The government uses a negative income tax system in which Taxes owed = (1/4 of income) - $15,000.
How much does Zooey owe or receive from the government?
a. She owes $5,000
b. She receives $10,000.
c. She owes $10,000.
d. She receives $15,000.
Answer:
b. She receives $10,000
Explanation:
Taxes owed = (1/4 of income) - $15,000.
Taxes owed = (1/4 x 20,000) - $15,000.
= 5,000 - 15,000 => -10,000
Hence, she receives $10,000 from the government.
A negative income tax is a system where people earning below a certain amount receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes to the government.
If demand is not uniform and constant, then stockout risks can be controlled by: increasing the EOQ. spreading annual demand over more frequent, but smaller, orders. raising the selling price to reduce demand. adding safety stock. reducing the reorder point.
Answer: Adding safety stock
Explanation:
A stockout is when the orders of the customer for a particular product is more than the amount of inventory that is kept on hand and this leads to lost sales, and a negative impact on the long-term relationship with the customer.
Since the demand is not uniform and constant, then stockout risks can be controlled by adding safety stock. The safety stock is asimply the additional quantity of an item which is held in the inventory in order to help to reduce stockout risk.
Fabrics has budgeted overhead costs of $1,039,500. It has allocated overhead on a plantwide basis to its two products (wool and cotton) using direct labor hours which are estimated to be 495,000 for the current year. The company has decided to experiment with activity-based costing and has created two activity cost pools and related activity cost drivers. These two cost pools are cutting (cost driver is machine hours) and design (cost driver is number of setups). Overhead allocated to the cutting cost pool is $396,000 and $643,500 is allocated to the design cost pool. Additional information related to these pools is as follows:
Wool Cotton Total
Machine hours 110,000 110,000 220,000
Number of setups 1,100 550 1,650
Required:
Calculate the overhead rate using activity based costing.
Answer:
Fabrics
Overhead Rates based on activity-based costing
Cutting = $1.80
Design = $390
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Budgeted overhead costs = $1,039,500
Estimated direct labor hours for the current year = 495,000 hours
Predetermined overhead rate based on traditional method = $2.1 ($1,039,500/495,000)
Activity Cost Activity Cost Drivers Overhead Wool Cotton Total
Pools
Cutting Machine hours $396,000 110,000 110,000 220,000
Design Number of setups $643,500 1,100 550 1,650
Overhead Rates based on activity-based costing
Cutting = $1.80 ($396,000/220,000)
Design = $390 ($643,500/1,650)
Fiat announces its intention to build an all-electric car plant in Belvidere, Illinois. Fiat also announces it intends to sell one million vehicles per year. It hires 3000 additional workers - enough to keep the plant operating at full capacity. Fiat also signs contracts with its unions committing to pay all of its workers at this plant for 2 full years whether or not the production at the plant reaches capacity. Is this a strong strategic commitment by Fiat?
Answer:
Yes, this is Fiat's strong strategic commitment, as a company's strategy corresponds to the set of actions that a company plans to achieve its long-term goals and objectives.
When the company then announces to stakeholders its intention to build an electric car plant in Illinois, as well as its plans to sell one million vehicles a year, hire 3,000 additional workers, and sign workers' pay contracts for 2 full years, it is assuming to its target audience a commitment to comply with their declarations, which means that the new investments and launching of new products will impact the company as a whole, its profitability, market value and competitiveness, which can then be understood. as a strong strategic commitment by Fiat.
Susan uses her office building as collateral to access credit and take out a loan from the bank. Because of the loan, she can hire three people to help her manage her business.
Answer:
property rights
Explanation:
edmentum/plato
Miller Company is constructing a building. Construction began on January 1 and was completed on December 31. Expenditures were $12,800,000 on March 1, $10,560,000 on June 1, and $16,000,000 on December 31. Miller Company borrowed $6,400,000 on January 1 on a 5-year, 12% note to help finance construction of the building. In addition, the company had outstanding all year a 10%, 3-year, $12,800,000 note payable and an 11%, 4-year, $24,000,000 note payable. What is the actual interest for Miller Company
Answer:
Miller Company
The actual interest for Miller Company is:
= $4,688,000.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Expenditures:
March 1 $12,800,000
June 1 $10,560,000
Dec. 31 $16,000,000
Notes Payable: Amount Actual Interest
January 1: 5-year, 12% Construction Loan = $6,400,000 $768,000
Year's: 3-year, 10% Note Payable = 12,800,000 1,280,000
Year's: 4-year, 11% Note Payable = 24,000,000 2,640,000
Total $43,200,000 $4,688,000
Solstice Company determines on October 1 that it cannot collect $65,000 of its accounts receivable from its customer, P. Moore. Apply the direct write-off method to record this loss as of October 1.
Required:
Record the write off an account.
Answer:
Dr Bad Debt Expense $65,000
Cr Accoutn Receivable $65,000
Explanation:
Preparation of the journal entry to Record the write off an account.
Based on the information given the appropriate journal entry to Record the write off an account be is :
Dr Bad Debt Expense $65,000
Cr Accoutn Receivable $65,000
(To Record write off an account)
Required information
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Hudson Co. reports the contribution margin income statement for 2019.
HUDSON CO.
Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2019
Sales (9,600 units at $225 each) $ 2,160,000
Variable costs (9,600 units at $180 each) 1,728,000
Contribution margin 432,000
Fixed costs 324,000
Pretax income $ 108,000
1. Assume Hudson Co. has a target pretax income of $162,000 for 2020. What amount of sales in dollars) is needed to produce this target income?
2. If Hudson achieves its target pretax income for 2020, what is its margin of safety (in percent)? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
1. Amount of sales
2. Margin of safety
1. Compute Hudson Co.'s contribution margin per unit.
2. Compute Hudson Co.'s contribution margin ratio.
3. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in units.
4. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in sales dollars. per unit
1. Contribution margin
2. Contribution margin ratio
3. Break-even point
4. Break-even sales dollars units
The marketing manager believes that increasing advertising costs by $81,000 in 2020 will increase the company's sales volume to 11,000 units. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2020 assuming the company incurs the additional advertising costs. HUDSON CO. Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2020 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (pretaxy Loss Should the company incur the additional advertising costs?
Answer:
Hudson Co.
1. Amount of sales dollars
= $2,430,000
2. Margin of safety (in percent)
= 33%
3-1) Contribution margin per unit = $45
2) Contribution margin ratio = 20%
3) Break-even point in units = 7,200 units
4) Break-even point in sales dollars = $1,620,000 $255
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
HUDSON CO.
Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2019
Sales (9,600 units at $225 each) $ 2,160,000
Variable costs (9,600 units at $180 each) 1,728,000
Contribution margin 432,000
Fixed costs 324,000
Pretax income $ 108,000
Contribution margin per unit = $45 ($432,000/9,600)
Contribution margin ratio = 20% ($45/$225 * 100)
Break-even point in units = 7,200 ($324,000/$45)
Break-even point in sales dollars = $1,620,000 ($324,000/0.20) $255
1. With target pretax income of $162,000:
Amount of sales dollars = (Fixed cost + Target profit)/Contribution margin ratio
= $2,430,000 ($324,000 + $162,000)/0.20
2. Margin of safety (in percent)
1. Amount of sales = $2,430,000
2. Margin of safety = $810,000 ($2,430,000 - $1,620,000)
Margin of safety in percentage = 33% ($810,000/$2,430,000 * 100)
During December, Far West Services makes a $2,000 credit sale. The state sales tax rate is 6% and the local sales tax rate is 2.5%.
Required:
Record sales and sales tax payable.
Answer:
Total sales tax payable:170, sales :2000
Explanation:
Sale price x sales tax rate = sales tax payable
2000 x .085 (6%+2.5%) = 170
it doesn’t say so I’m assuming that the 2,000 credit sale does NOT include the sales tax due.
Cunningham Industries reported actual sales of $2,000,000, and fixed costs of $510,000. The contribution margin ratio is 30%.
Compute the margin of safety in dollars and the margin of safety ratio.
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Actual sales= $2,000,000
Fixed costs= $510,000
Contribution margin ratio= 0.3
First, we need to calculate the break-even point in sales dollars:
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 510,000 / 0.3
Break-even point (dollars)= $1,700,000
Now, the margin of safety:
Margin of safety= (current sales level - break-even point)
Margin of safety= 2,000,000 - 1,700,000
Margin of safety= $300,000
Finally, the margin of safety ratio:
Margin of safety ratio= (current sales level - break-even point)/current sales level
Margin of safety ratio= 300,000 / 2,000,000
Margin of safety ratio= 0.15 = 15%
