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OceanGate sells external hard drives for $280 each. Its totalfixed costs are $30 million, and its variable costs per unit are$230. The corporate tax rate is 30%. If the economy is strong, thefirm will sell 2 million drives, but if there is a recession, itwill sell only half as many.

a. What is the firm's degree of operatingleverage (defined as the ratio of the percent change in EBIT to thepercent change in sales) in going from a recession to a strongeconomy?

Degree of operating leverage           

b. If the economy enters a recession, what willbe the firm’s after-tax profit? (Enter your answer inmillions.)

After-tax profit   

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Selling Price = $280

Variable Cost = $230

Contribution Per unit = $50

Total fixed cost = $30,000,000

Break even sales = $30,000,000/$50 = 600,000 units

Profit after tax incase firm has recession = $14,000,000

Recession Strong % Change
No of units sold $                  1,000,000 $                  2,000,000
Sales $             280,000,000 $             560,000,000 100
Contribution per unit $                                50 $                                50
Total contibution $               50,000,000 $             100,000,000
Fixed Costs $               30,000,000 $               30,000,000
EBIT $               20,000,000 $               70,000,000 250
Tax @ 30% $                  6,000,000 $               21,000,000
PAT $               14,000,000 $               49,000,000
Degree of operating levarage % Change in EBIT
% Change in Sales
= 250/100
\"= 2.5

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