Exhibit 12.2

OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES  Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges  and Preferred Dividend Requirements

|                                                                                                                             |  | Fiscal Year Ended |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | -------
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|Interest costs                                                                                                               |  | $                 | 121,271
|Interest capitalized during the period                                                                                       |  |                   |       
|Interest factor related to noncapitalized leases(a)                                                                          |  |                   | 112,552
|                                                                                                                             |  |                   |        
|Total fixed charges                                                                                                          |  |                   | 233,823
|Preferred stock dividend requirementspre-tax                                                                                |  |                   | 3,961  
|                                                                                                                             |  |                   |        
|Combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements                                                                   |  | $                 | 237,784
|                                                                                                                             |  |                   |        
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, and cumulative effect of accounting changes |  | $                 | 337,527
|Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than 50% owned entities, net of distributions received                               |  |                   | (6,065 
|Total fixed charges                                                                                                          |  |                   | 233,823
|Less interest capitalized                                                                                                    |  |                   |       
|                                                                                                                             |  |                   |        
|Total earnings before fixed charges                                                                                          |  | $                 | 565,285
|                                                                                                                             |  |                   |        
|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements                                              |  |                   | 2.38   
|Excess of combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements over total earnings before fixed charges                |  | $                 |       

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