During May, XYZ Company sold 9,000 units and reported the following income statement:  Sales ............................  $540,000 Variable costs ...................   216,000 Fixed costs ......................   117,000 Net income .......................  $207,000  Calculate the margin of safety reported by XYZ Company for May. 
    Contribution margin ratio = (540000-216000)/540000= 60%    Break even sales = Fixed costs/Contribution margin ratio = 117000/60%= 195000            Margin of safety = Total sales-Break even sales = 540000-195000= 345000