A project has fixed costs of $400 per year, depreciation charges of $400 a year, annual revenue of $3,600, and variable costs equal to two-thirds of revenues.   a. If sales increase by 17%, what will be the percentage increase in pretax profits? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)       b. What is the degree of operating leverage of this project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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A project has fixed costs of $400 per year, depreciation charges of $400 a year, annual revenue of $3,600, and variable costs equal to two-thirds of revenues.

 

a. If sales increase by 17%, what will be the percentage increase in pretax profits? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

 

b. What is the degree of operating leverage of this project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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