
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
1. The company margin of safety in dollars is
The Margin of safety is
= Actual sales - break even sales
where,
The actual sales is
= 1,010 units Ă— $26
= $26,260
And the break even sales is
= Fixed cost Ă· contribution margin ratio
= $9,460 Ă· {($26 - $15) Ă· ($26)} Ă— 100
= $22,364
Now the margin of safety in dollars is
= $26,260 - $22,364
= $3,896
2. The percentage would be
= Margin of safety Ă· Actual sales Ă— 100
= $3,896 Ă· $26,260 Ă— 100
= 14.84%