The margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms. Present Proposed Margin of safety in dollar sales Margin of safety in percentage % % 3. Refer again to the data in (1) above. As a manager, what factor would be paramou in deciding whether to purchase the new equipment? (Assume that enough funds are make the purchase.) Performance of peers in the indstry Reserves and surplus of the company C Stock level maintained Cyclical movements in the economy