Answer:
B. $19,494
Explanation:
In order to find out the margin of safety in dollars, first we have to compute the break even point in dollars that is shown below:
Break even point = (Fixed cost) ÷ (Profit volume Ratio)
where,
Contribution margin per unit = Selling price per unit - Variable expense per unit
= $18 - $6
= $12
And, Profit volume ratio = (Contribution margin per unit) ÷ (selling price per unit) × 100
So, the Profit volume ratio = (12) ÷ (18) × 100 = 66.67%
And, the fixed cost is $5,000
Now put these values to the above formula
So, the value would equal to
= ($5,000) ÷ (66.67%)
= $7,500
Now the margin of safety equals to
= Expected sales - break even sales
where,
Expected sales = Selling price per unit × Unit sales per month
= $18 × 1,500 units
= $27,000
And, the break even sales is $7,500
= $27,000 - $7,500
= $19,500
