Calculate degree of operating and financial leverage

Reference no: EM1362036

Van Auken Lumber:
Income Statement for December 31, 2007
($ thousand)

Sales $36,000
Cost of goods sold (25,200)
Gross Profit $10,800
Fixed operating costs (6,480)
Earnings before interest and taxes $4,320
Interest (2,880)
Earnings before taxes $1,440
Taxes (40%) (576)
Net Income $ 864

Dividends (50%) $432

Questions:

a) Compute the degree of operating leverage, degree of financial leverage, and degree of total leverage for Van Auken Lumber.

b) Interpret the meaning of each of the numerical values you computed in part (a)

c)Briefly discuss some ways that Van Auken can reduce its degree of total leverage

Reference no: EM1362036

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