Exhibit 12.2

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

|                                                                                                                             |  | Year Ended December 31 |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | -------
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|Interest costs                                                                                                               |  | $                      | 141,455
|Interest capitalized during the period                                                                                       |  |                        |       
|Interest factor related to noncapitalized leases(a)                                                                          |  |                        | 120,989
|                                                                                                                             |  |                        |        
|Total fixed charges                                                                                                          |  |                        | 262,444
|Preferred stock dividend requirementspretax                                                                                 |  |                        | 4,378  
|                                                                                                                             |  |                        |        
|Combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements                                                                   |  | $                      | 266,822
|                                                                                                                             |  |                        |        
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, and cumulative effect of accounting changes |  | $                      | (37,616
|Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than 50% owned entities, net of distributions received                               |  |                        | (5,104 
|Total fixed charges                                                                                                          |  |                        | 262,444
|Less interest capitalized                                                                                                    |  |                        |       
|                                                                                                                             |  |                        |        
|Total earnings before fixed charges                                                                                          |  | $                      | 219,724
|                                                                                                                             |  |                        |        
|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements                                              |  |                        |       
|Excess of combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements over total earnings before fixed charges                |  | $                      | 47,098 

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