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    Mar 9, 2008, 07:32 PM
    Margin of Safety in Units
    Grishlevich Company breaks even at $600,000 in total sales. Asumming the company sells its product for $50 per unit, what is the margin of safety in units if sales total $800,000?

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    Mar 15, 2008, 02:09 PM
    The margin of safety is the amount over break even. And if they're $50 PER UNIT, how many units would $200,000 be?
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