What is the degree of operating leverage?
A : The total contribution margin relative to a company’s sales.
B : The change in fixed costs divided by the change in net income.
C : The total change in sales relative to the change in variable costs.
D : The change in operating income relative to the change in sales.
The correct answer is
D) The change in operating income relative to the change in sales
Explanation
Degree of operating leverage is calculated by
= Contribution margin / net income
Degree of operating leverage is responsiveness of changes in net income due to changes in 1 % of sales. if the degree of operating leverage is 5 it means if sales increases by 1 %, then net income will increase by 5%. So it is changes in operating income relative to change in sales. So the correct answer is
D) The change in operating income relative to the change in sales.
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