Officemax 10-Q 2002 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 12.1

BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

																Nine Months Ended
	Year Ended December 31															September 30
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	1997			1998			1999			2000			2001			2001			2002
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	(thousands)
Interest costs	$	137,350		$	159,870		$	146,124		$	152,322		$	128,970		$	98,797		$	90,285
Guarantee of interest on ESOP debt		16,341			14,671			12,856			10,880			8,732			6,638			4,906
Interest capitalized during the period		10,575			1,341			238			1,458			1,945			1,174			3,776
Interest factor related to noncapitalized leases (a)		11,931			11,308			13,065			13,394			11,729			8,598			8,178
Adjustable conversion-rate equity security unit    distributions		- -			- -			- -			- -			947			- -			9,908
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Total fixed charges	$	176,197		$	187,190		$	172,283		$	178,054		$	152,323		$	115,207		$	117,053
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Income (loss) before income taxes,    minority interest, and cumulative effect of    accounting change	$	(28,930	)	$	(16,878	)	$	355,940		$	298,331		$	(47,611	)	$	(4,781	)	$	(12,164	)
Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than 50%-    owned entities, net of distributions received		5,180			3,791			(6,115	)		(2,061	)		8,039			5,527			2,354
Total fixed charges		176,197			187,190			172,283			178,054			152,323			115,207			117,053
Less:  Interest capitalized		(10,575	)		(1,341	)		(238	)		(1,458	)		(1,945	)		(1,174	)		(3,776	)
Guarantee of interest on ESOP debt		(16,341	)		(14,671	)		(12,856	)		(10,880	)		(8,732	)		(6,638	)		(4,906	)
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Total earnings before fixed charges	$	125,531		$	158,091		$	509,014		$	461,986		$	102,074		$	108,141		$	98,561
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		-			-			2.95			2.59			-			-			-
Excess of fixed charges over earnings before     fixed charges	$	50,666		$	29,099		$	- -		$	- -		$	50,249		$	7,066		$	18,492

(a) Interest expense for operating leases with terms of one year or longer is based on an imputed interest rate for each lease.