Margin of Safety and Operating Leverage Espanola Company produces a single product. The projected income statement for the coming year is as follows: Required: 1. Compute the break-even sales dollars. 2. Compute the margin of safety in sales dollars. 3. Compute the degree of operating leverage  4. Compute the new operating income if sales are 20 percent higher than expected.

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Margin of Safety and Operating Leverage Espanola Company produces a single product. The projected income statement for the coming year is as follows:

Required:

1. Compute the break-even sales dollars.

2. Compute the margin of safety in sales dollars.

3. Compute the degree of operating leverage 

4. Compute the new operating income if sales are 20 percent higher than expected.

 

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