Engberg Company installs lawn sod in home yards. The company’s most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: Amount Percent of Sales Sales $ 145,000 100 % Variable expenses 58,000 40 % Contribution margin 87,000 60 % Fixed expenses 24,000 Net operating income $ 63,000 Required: 1. What is the company’s degree of operating leverage? 2. Using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the impact on net operating income of a 22% increase in sales. 3. Construct a new contribution format income statement for the company assuming a 22% increase in sales.

* The company’s degree of operating leverage: 1.38;

* The impact on net operating income of a 22% increase in sales: it will increase by 30.4%;

* New contribution format income statement:

                                               Engberg Company

                             Contribution format income statement

                                      Amount                        Percentage of sales

Sales                              $176,900                              100%

Variable expenses            70,760                               40%

Contribution margin         106,140                               60%

Fixed expenses                 24,000

Net operating income        82,140      

Explanation:

* The company’s degree of operating leverage = Contribution / profit = 87,000/63,000 = 1.38

* The impact on net operating income of a 22% increase in sales is calculated as: Degree of operating leverage x % changes in sales revenue = 1.38 x 22% = 30.4%.

* new contribution format income statement is shown in the answer part.

there was no passage listed but using the process of elimination i'd say it was d. the high economy would do the opposite. i don't see how low prices would affect it. high unemployment is possible but i feel d is the better answer.