The Margin of Safety

question 139

Multiple Choice

The margin of safety:

• A) shows how actual sales differ from planned sales
• B) is the sales price minus all the fixed expenses
• C) is the same as contribution margin
• D) equals planned unit sales less break- even unit sales

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