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The company incurs costs of $23.79 million regardless of the output level. It sells 6.94 million units of its product at the price of $9.97, and its variable costs per unit are $2.2. The company has $50 million of debt with an annual interest rate of 5.39%. What is the degree of financial leverage at the current level of sales? Round to two decimals.
The degree of financial leverage at the current level of sales
| 
 Income Statement  | 
|
| 
 Particulars  | 
 (Amount ($ in Million)  | 
| 
 Sales [6.94 Million x $9.97]  | 
 69.1918  | 
| 
 Less: Variable Costs [6.94 Million x $2.20]  | 
 15.2680  | 
| 
 Contribution Margin  | 
 53.9238  | 
| 
 Less: Fixedc Costs  | 
 23.7900  | 
| 
 EBIT  | 
 30.1338  | 
| 
 Less: Interest Expenses [$50 Million x 5.39%]  | 
 2.6950  | 
| 
 EBT  | 
 27.4388  | 
The degree of financial leverage = EBIT / EBT
= $30.1338 Million / $27.4388 Million
= 1.10 Times
Therefore, the degree of financial leverage at the current level of sales is 1.10