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Clint Reno owns Real Cowboy, a western wear store that has current annual sales of $2,800,000. The degree of operating leverage (DOL) is 1.4. EBIT is $600,000. Real Cowboy has $2 million in debt, on which it pays 10 percent annual interest. Calculate the degree of combined leverage for Real Cowboy.
Calculate your answer using the EBIT and interest expense figures and your knowledge of how DOL and DFL jointly determine DCL.