a. Glendive Company, with a break-even point at $792,000 of sales, has actual sales of $1,200,000.

1. What is the margin of safety expressed in dollars? $ 408000

2. What is the margin of safety expressed as a percentage of sales? 34%

b. If the margin of safety for Spearfish Company was 30%, fixed costs were $1,750,000 and variable costs were 80% of sales, what was the amount of actual sales (dollars)?