Officemax 10-Q 2003 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12.2

Boise Cascade Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividend Requirements

																Nine Months Ended
	Year Ended December 31															September 30
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	1998			1999			2000			2001			2002			2002			2003
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	(thousands)
Interest costs	$	159,870		$	146,124		$	152,322		$	128,970		$	120,543		$	90,285		$	86,593
Interest capitalized during the period		1,341			238			1,458			1,945			3,937			3,776			352
Interest factor related to noncapitalized leases (a)		11,308			13,065			13,394			11,729			11,128			8,178			8,422
Adjustable conversion-rate equity security unit    distributions		- -			- -			- -			947			13,219			9,908			9,931
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Total fixed charges		172,519			159,427			167,174			143,591			148,827			112,147			105,298
Preferred stock dividend requirements - pretax		19,940			17,129			16,019			15,180			14,548			14,441			13,886
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Combined fixed charges and preferred
dividend requirements	$	192,459		$	176,556		$	183,193		$	158,771		$	163,375		$	126,588		$	119,184
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Income (loss) before income taxes,    minority interest, and cumulative effect of    accounting changes	$	(16,878	)	$	355,940		$	298,331		$	(47,611	)	$	1,005		$	(12,164	)	$	19,723
Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than 50%-    owned entities, net of distributions received		3,791			(6,115	)		(2,061	)		8,039			2,435			2,354			(4,351	)
Total fixed charges		172,519			159,427			167,174			143,591			148,827			112,147			105,298
Less interest capitalized		(1,341	)		(238	)		(1,458	)		(1,945	)		(3,937	)		(3,776	)		(352	)
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Total earnings before fixed charges	$	158,091		$	509,014		$	461,986		$	102,074		$	148,330		$	98,561		$	120,318
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and    preferred dividend requirements		- -			2.88			2.52			- -			- -			- -			1.01
Excess of combined fixed charges and preferred    dividend requirements over total earnings before    fixed charges	$	34,368		$	- -		$	- -		$	56,697		$	15,045		$	28,027		$	- -

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