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Operating Leverage

Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data:

Beck Inc. Bryant Inc.
Sales $238,500 $672,000
Variable costs 95,700 403,200
Contribution margin $142,800 $268,800
Fixed costs 100,800 156,800
Income from operations $42,000 $112,000

a. Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place.

Beck Inc.
Bryant Inc.

b. How much would income from operations increase for each company if the sales of each increased by 20%? If required, round answers to nearest whole number.

Dollars Percentage
Beck Inc. $ %
Bryant Inc. $ %

c. The difference in the increases of income from operations is due to the difference in the operating leverages. Beck Inc.'s higher operating leverage means that its fixed costs are a larger percentage of contribution margin than are Bryant Inc.'s.

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a. Divide the contribution margin by the income from operations.

b. What does the operating leverage show?

c. How does operating leverage affect operating income?

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