Fielder Productions reports the following information:
Total contribution margin………………… $32,000
Total fixed costs…………………………… $28,000
Required:
(a) Calculate Fielder's degree of operating leverage (DOL).
(b) If sales increase by 6%, what is the expected percentage
increase in pretax income?
Ans.(a)=
Given,
Contribution Margin = $32,000
Fixed Costs = $28,000
Hence,
EBIT = Contribution Margin - Fixed Costs = 32,000 - 28,000 = $4,000
Therefore,
Degree of Operating Leverage(DOL) = Contribution Margin / EBIT = $32,000 / $4,000 = 8
Ans.(B)=
If Sales increase by 6%, then Contribution Margin will also increase by 6%.
So,
New Contribution Margin = $32,000 + (32,000 * 6%) = $33,920
Therefore,
New EBIT = $33,920 - $28,000 = $5,920
Hence,
Percentage increase in pre-tax income(EBIT) = (New EBIT - Old EBIT) / Old EBIT
= (5,920 - 4,000) / 4,000
= 0.48 ,i.e., 48%
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