Last Year Alpine Growers Experienced a 34% Increase in Earnings

question 37

Multiple Choice

Last year Alpine Growers experienced a 34% increase in earnings per share on 11% increase in sales. If management knows that Alpine's DOL is 1.5, what is its DFL?

• A) 3.09
• B) 2.06
• C) 3.55
• D) 1.67

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