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Engberg Company installs lawn sod in home yards

Accounting Dec 11, 2020

Engberg Company installs lawn sod in home yards. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows:

Amount 
Percent of Sales 
Sales $ 122,000 100% Variable expenses 48,800 40% Contribution margin 73,200 60% Fixed expenses 24,000 Net operating income $ 49,200 
 

Required:

 

1. What is the company's degree of operating leverage?

2. Using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the impact on net operating income of a 16% increase in unit sales.

3. Construct a new contribution format income statement for the company assuming a 16% increase in unit sales.

Expert Solution

1. Computation of Degree of Operating Leverage:

Degree of Operating Leverage = Contribution Margin / Operating Income

= $73,200 / $49,200

1.49

 

2. If the sales increases by 16%, Degree of Operating Income = 1.49 *16%

= 23.80%

Hence the impact on net operating income is increase by 23.80%

 

3. PFA

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