In: Finance
Brown sells tiling grout and reports the following data:
Kilograms produced and sold |
625,000 kg |
Sales revenue | |
$5,625,000 |
|
Variable manufacturing expense | |
1,875,000 |
|
Fixed manufacturing expense | |
1,000,500 |
|
Variable selling and administrative expense | |
625,000 |
|
Fixed selling and administrative expense | |
562,000 |
|
Net operating income | |
$ 1,562,500 |
Calculate the company’s operating leverage if sales decrease by 10%.
Answer:
New Sales Revenue = Sales – Sales *10%
New Sales Revenue = $5,625,00 - $5,625,000*10%
New Sales Revenue = $5,625,000 - $562,500
New Sales Revenue = $5,062,500
New Variable Manufacturing Expenses = Variable Manufacturing
Expenses – Variable Manufacturing Expenses*10%
New Variable Manufacturing Expenses = $1,875,000 -
$1,875,000*10%
New Variable Manufacturing Expenses = $1,875,000 - $187,500
New Variable Manufacturing Expenses = $1,687,500
New Variable Selling and Administrative Expense = Variable
Selling and Administrative Expenses – Variable Selling and
Administrative Expense *10%
New Variable Selling and Administrative Expense =$625,000 -
$625,000*10%
New Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses = $625,000 -
$62,500
New Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses = $562,500
Contribution Margin = Sales Revenue – Variable Manufacturing
Expenses – Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses
Contribution Margin = $5,062,500 - $1,687,500 - $562,500
Contribution Margin = $2,812,500
Net Operating Income = Contribution Margin – Fixed Manufacturing
Expenses – Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses
Net Operating Income = $2,812,500 - $1,000,500 - $562,000
Net Operating Income = $1,250,000
Operating Leverage = Contribution Margin / Net Operating
Income
Operating Leverage = $2,812,500 / $1,250,000
Operating Leverage = 2.25