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14 May, 05:58

Given the following financial data for Boston Technology, compute the firmâs degree of combined leverage.

Assume a marginal tax rate of 40%.

2010 2011

Sales $700,000 $760,000

Fixed costs 175,000 190,000

Variable costs 406,000 448,000

EBIT 119,000 122,000

Interest 42,000 46,000

Shares outstanding 100,000 102,000

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  1. 14 May, 07:17
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    For year 2010

    Degree of combined leverage is 3.82

    For year 2011

    Degree of combined leverage is 4.11

    Explanation:

    Computing the degree of combined leverage of the firm with the formula stated below as:

    Degree of combined leverage = Contribution margin / EBT

    where

    Contribution margin is computed as:

    Contribution margin = Sales - Variable Cost

    EBT (Earnings Before tax) is computed as:

    EBT = EBIT - Interest

    Now, computing the same by applying the formula:

    For year 2010

    Contribution margin = $700,000 - $406,000

    = $294,000

    EBT = $119,000 - $42,000

    = $77,000

    Degree of combined leverage = $294,000 / $77,000

    = 3.82

    For year 2011

    Contribution margin = $760,000 - $448,000

    = $312,000

    EBT = $122,000 - $46,000

    = $76,000

    Degree of combined leverage = $312,000 / $76,000

    = 4.11
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