Use the following information about Rat Race Home Security, Inc. to answer the questions:
Average selling price per unit $349.
Variable cost per unit $196
Units sold 415
Fixed costs $9,827
Interest expense 19,794
Based on the data above, what will be the resulting percentage change in earnings per share of Rat Race Home Security, Inc. if they expect operating profit to change 7.4 percent?
(You should calculate the degree of financial leverage first).