Business Studies Multiple Choice Question – 18 November 2018

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Jones is a small pottery business specialising in manufacturing ceramic plates. You are given the following financial information for March.

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If it sold 55 plates per month, what would Jones’s Margin Of Safety Sales be for the month? Select ONE answer only:

  1. 20 units
  2. 25 units
  3. 30 units
  4. 40 units

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple choice question is suitable for Business Studies KS4 & KS3 classes

The answer is 3 – Margin Of Safety = actual sales – break-even sales ie 55 units – 25 units = 30 units

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