Company X produces tea kettles, which it sells for $12 each. Fixed costs are $650,000 for up to 400,000 units of output. Variable costs are $8 per kettle.
a. What is the breakeven point?
b. What is Company X's degree of operating leverage at a sales level of 200,000 units? Interpret the meaning of the DOL?
c. If sales increase by 10%, how much will EBIT change?