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Healthy Foods Inc. sells 50-pound bags of grapes to the military for \(10 a bag. The fixed costs of this operation are \)80,000, while the variable costs of grapes are $0.10 per pound.

c. What is the degree of operating leverage at 20,000 bags and at 25,000 bags? Why does the degree of operating leverage change as the quantity sold increases?

Short Answer

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The operating leverage at 20,000 bags is 5 and at 25,000 bags is 2.78.

The operating leverage changes due to increase in quantity sold because the contribution and EBIT of the company changes when the increase in sales volume.

Step by step solution

01

Income statement at the sales volume of 20,000 bags and at 25,000 bags

Particulars

20,000 bags

25,000 bags

Sales

$200,000 (20,000 x $10)

$250,000 (25,000 x $10)

Less: variable cost

100,000 (20,000 x $5)

125,000 (25,000 x $5)

Contribution

$100,000

$125,000

Less: Fixed cost

80,000

80,000

EBIT

$20,000

$45,000

02

Operating leverage at 20,000 bags

Operatingleverage=ContributionEBIT=$100,000$20,000=5

03

Operating leverage at 25,000 bags

Operatingleverage=ContributionEBIT=$125,000$45,000=2.78

Operating leverage decreases because the EBIT of the company increases with high rate in comparison of contribution.

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