Question

Operating Leverage

Haywood Co. reports the following data:
Sales $6,160,000
Variable costs (4,620,000)
Contribution margin $1,540,000
Fixed costs (440,000)
Operating income $1,100,000
Determine Haywood Co.’s operating leverage. Round your answer to one decimal place.

Answer 1

Degree of operating leverage= 1.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Sales $6,160,000

Variable costs (4,620,000)

Contribution margin $1,540,000

Fixed costs (440,000)

Operating income $1,100,000

To calculate the degree of operating leverage, we need to use the following formula:

degree of operating leverage= Total contribution margin / operating income

degree of operating leverage= 1,540,000 / 1,100,000

degree of operating leverage= 1.4