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Operating Leverage

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

Beck Inc. Bryant Inc.
Sales $374,100 $1,122,000
Variable costs 150,100 673,200
Contribution margin $224,000 $448,800
Fixed costs 154,000 261,800
Income from operations $70,000 $187,000

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 15%? If required, round answers to nearest whole number.

Dollars Percentage
Beck Inc. %
Bryant Inc. %

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

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