Kiwi Airlines has fixed operating costs of $3 million, and its variable costs amount to 22 percent of sales revenue. The firm has $2 million in bonds outstanding with a coupon interest rate of 8 percent. Revenues for the firm are $8 million and the firm is in the 21 percent corporate income tax bracket. What is the firm's degree of operating leverage

Laws corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $16,000. estimated cash savings from using the new machine are $4,120 per year. the machine will have no salvage value at the end of its useful life of six years and the required rate of return for laws corporation is 12%. the machine's internal rate of return is closest to (ignore income taxes) (a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 16% (d) 18%