a. If Fama Company, with a break-even point at $547,800 of sales, has actual sales of $660,000, what is the margin of safety expressed (1) in dollars and (2) as a percentage of sales? Round the percentage to the nearest whole number.

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b. If the margin of safety for Watkins Company was 25%, fixed costs were $1,573,125, and variable costs were 75% of sales, what was the amount of actual sales (dollars)? (Hint: Determine the break-even in sales dollars first.) $