Exercise 5-8 Compute the Margin of Safety [LO5-7]

Molander Corporation is a distributor of a sun umbrella used at resort hotels. Data concerning the next months budget appear below:

Selling price per unit	$	30
Variable expense per unit	$	17
Fixed expense per month	$	10,530
Unit sales per month		960

Required:

1. What is the companys margin of safety? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

2. What is the companys margin of safety as a percentage of its sales? (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e. .1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

1.	Margin of safety (in dollars)
2.	Margin of safety percentage		%