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Answer: What is margin of safety (MOS)?

November 11, 2008 07:09:23	#1
Praseedha.vs	Member Since: November 2008 Total Comments: 5
RE: Margin of Safety
Margin of Safety refers the excess of actual sales over the Break even sales. This is usually indicated in percentage. Formula for MOS is (Actal Sales-Break even sales)*100/Break even sales