Last year Arena Aviation's operating income (EBIT) increased by 22% while its dollar sales increased by 15%. What is Arena's degree of operating leverage?
Operating leverage measures the effect of change in sales on the level of EBIT. The degree of operating leverage (DOL) indicates the effect of every 1% change in the company’s sales on the % change in EBIT.
% change in EBIT = 22%
% change in Sales = 15%
Degree of operating leverage = 1.4666
= 1.47 (approx)
The DOL indicates that every 1% change in the company’s sales will change the company’s operating income by 1.47 %
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