Answer:
Margin of safety in dollars is $91,000
Margin of safety as percentage of sales is 26%
Explanation:
Margin of safety can be defined as the amount of output or sales that a business can make before it reaches its breakeven point.
To calculate margin of safety in dollars
Margin of safety= Sales - Breakeven sales
Margin of safety= 350,000- 259,000
Margin of safety= $91,000
To calculate margin of safety as a percentage of sales, we use the following formula.
Margin of safety = (Sales- Breakeven point) ÷ Sales
Margin of safety = (350,000- 259,000)÷ 350,000
Margin of safety= 0.26= 26%