1. What is operating leverage? How does a company increase its operating leverage?
2. How does the replacement of manual labor with automated equipment affect a company's cost structure? What implications does this have for its operating leverage and break-even point?
3. What is a measure of operating leverage, and how is it calculated?
4. Pine Company has a degree of operating leverage of 8. Fir Company has a degree of operating leverage of 4. Interpret these measures.