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Part $1$

Edward's Repair Shop has a monthly target operating income of $ $25$ comma $000.$ Variable expenses are $50\%$ of$$ sales, and monthly fixed expenses are $ $8$ comma $500.$Hint: The contribution margin ratio$=100\%-$ Variable expenses percentage of sales.

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Part $1$

Requirement $1.$ Compute the monthly margin of safety in dollars if the shop achieves its income goal.

Begin by identifying the formula to compute the margin of safety.

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Margin of safety in dollarsEdward's Repair Shop has a monthly target operating income of $$25,000.$ Variable expenses are $50\%$ of sales, and monthly fixed expenses are $$8,500.$ Hint: The contribution margin ratio $=100\%-$ Variable expenses percentage of sales.

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Requirement $1.$ Compute the monthly margin of safety in dollars if the shop achieves its income goal.

Begin by identifying the formula to compute the margin of safety.

Requirements

Compute the monthly margin of safety in dollars if the shop achieves its

income goal.

Express Edward's margin of safety as a percentage of target sales.

What is Edward's operating leverage factor at the target level of

operating income?

Assume that the company reaches its target. By what percentage will

the company's operating income fall if sales volume declines by $11\%?$