What is the firm's degree of leverage? Consider the following project which costs $2,000 with a salvage value of zeroin 4 years. The project will produce a new widget which will be sold for $140and has variable costs of $110 per unit. The company has fixed costs of$3,050 and a required return on projects of 14.5%. If the company sells 210units, what is the firm's degree of leverage?

To calculate the firm's degree of leverage, we will use the following formula:Degree of Leverage…

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