Adam's repair shop has a monthly target operating income of $ 25 comma 000. variable expenses are 50% of sales, and monthly fixed expenses are $ 8 comma 500. read the requirement 1. compute the monthly margin of safety in dollars if the shop achieves its income goal. begin by identifying the formula to compute the margin of safety. target sales in dollars - breakeven sales in dollars = margin of safety in dollars (round intermediate calculations up to the nearest whole dollar and your final answer to the nearest whole dollar.) the margin of safety is $ 4000 .