Question

A company has break-even sales of $200,000. If the company expects sales of $500,000, the margin of safety i is________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Margin of safety = $300000

Explanation:

The margin of safety is the amount or units in excess of the break even level of sales or units. It is the region beyond the break even point and represents the profit for the business. Any units in excess of the break even point represents the margin of safety.

The margin of safety for the given question with expected sales of $500000 and break even sales of $200000 can be calculated as follows,

Margin of safety = 500000 - 200000  =  $300000