Illinois Tool Company's (ITC) Fixed Operating Costs Are $1,260,000, and Its

question 26

Multiple Choice

Illinois Tool Company's (ITC) fixed operating costs are $1,260,000, and its variable cost ratio (i.e., variable costs as a fraction of sales) is 0.70. The firm has $3,000,000 in bonds outstanding at an interest rate of 8%. ITC has 30,000 shares of $5 preferred stock and 150,000 shares of common stock outstanding. ITC is in the 50% corporate income tax bracket. Forecasted sales for next year are $9 million. What is ITC's degree of financial leverage at an EBIT level of $1,440,000?

• A) 1.20
• B) 1.875
• C) 3.0
• D) 1.60

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