
Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 7th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins
Edition 7ISBN: 978-0077733773
Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 7th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins
Edition 7ISBN: 978-0077733773 Exercise 43
Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) The following sales and cost data (000s) are for two companies in the transportation industry:
Required
1. Calculate the degree of operating leverage (DOL) for each company. If sales increase from the present level, which company benefits more How do you know
2. Assume that sales rise 10% in the next year but that everything else remains constant. Calculate the percentage increase in profit for each company. Are the results what you expected Explain.
3. In what sense is DOL a measure of risk

Required
1. Calculate the degree of operating leverage (DOL) for each company. If sales increase from the present level, which company benefits more How do you know
2. Assume that sales rise 10% in the next year but that everything else remains constant. Calculate the percentage increase in profit for each company. Are the results what you expected Explain.
3. In what sense is DOL a measure of risk
Explanation
1.
Degree of leverage is the ratio of Co...
Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 7th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins
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