Clockworks Co

question 135

Essay

Clockworks Co. reports the following data for the current year:
Units sold………………………………………… 1,200
Unit sales price…………………………………… $30
Unit variable cost………………………………… $10
Total fixed cost…………………………………… $18,000
Required:
(a) Calculate Clockworks' pretax income.
(b) Calculate Clockworks' degree of operating leverage.

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