Answer:
4.86%
Explanation:
Given that
Expected sales = $360,000
Break-even sales = $342,500
The computation of the margin of safety is shown below:-
Margin of safety (in percent) = (Expected sales - Break-even sales) ÷ Expected sales
= ($360,000 - $342,500) ÷ $360,000
= $17500 ÷ $360,000
= 4.86%
Therefore, for computing the margin of safety we simply deduct break even sales from expected sales and after result we divide with expected sales.
