Sales in North Corporation increased from $80,000 per year to $84,000 per year while net operating income increased from $30,000 to $36,000. Given this data, the company's degree of operating leverage must have been:

4 times

Explanation:

Given that,

Initial sales = $80,000

New sales = $84,000

Initial net operating income = $30,000

New net operating income = $36,000

The degree of operating leverage is determined by dividing the percentage change in net operating income by the percentage change in the sales.

Percentage change in net operating income:

= [(New net operating income - Initial net operating income) ÷ Initial net operating income] × 100

= [($36,000 - $30,000) ÷ $30,000] × 100

= ($6,000 ÷ $30,000) × 100

= 0.2 × 100

= 20%

Percentage change in sales:

= [(New sales - Initial sales) ÷ Initial sales] × 100

= [($84,000 - $80,000) ÷ $80,000] × 100

= ($4,000 ÷ $80,000) × 100

= 0.05 × 100

= 5%

Degree of operating leverage:

= Percentage change in net operating income ÷ Percentage change in sales

= 20 ÷ 5

= 4 times

1) the stages a new product goes through from beginning to end, i.e., the stages that a product passes through from introduction through growth, maturity, and decline. 2) the time from initial research and development to the time at which sales and support of the product to customers are withdrawn. 3) the period of time during which a product can be produced and marketed profitably.

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