Outback Products Reports the Following Information: Required

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Outback Products reports the following information: Required:
(a) Calculate Outback Products' degree of operating leverage (DOL).
(b) Outback Products forecasts a 6% increase in sales. What is the expected effect in percent on pretax income?

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Definitions:

Functional Structure

An organizational design that groups employees by their similar skills, resource use, and expertise.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Efficient Use

This phrase signifies the optimization of resources or processes to achieve maximum functionality or output with minimum waste or effort.

Shadow Organization

Informal networks and unofficial relationships within a company that influence decision-making and the flow of information beyond the formal organizational structure.