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ISBN: 9781259917066

Author: BREWER, Peter C., Garrison, Ray H., Noreen, Eric W.

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,

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Chapter 6, Problem 15E

Operating Leverage 106−1. 106−8

Magic Realm, Inc., has developed a new fantasy board game The Company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game.
Fixed expenses associated with the game total $182.000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. Production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor, Variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor.

Required:

Prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last war and compute the degree of operating leverage.
Management is confident that the company can sell 18,000 games next year (an increase of 3,000 games, or 20%, over last year). Giventhis assumption:

a. What is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year?
b. What is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (Do not prepare an income statement; use the degree ofoperating leverage to compute vow answer.)

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