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January 9, 2009

What is the margin of safety?

Margin of safety is used in break-even analysis to indicate the amount of sales that are above the break-even point. In other words, the margin of safety indicates the amount by which a company’s sales could decrease before the company will become unprofitable.

Learn more about Breakeven Point.




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