ZACHARY COMPANY Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, Year 1 Sales revenue (4,000 units × $168) $ 672,000   Cost of goods sold (4,000 units × $88)   (352,000)   Gross margin   320,000   Sales commissions (10% of sales)   (67,200)   Administrative salaries expense   (85,000)   Advertising expense   (32,000)   Depreciation expense   (49,000)   Shipping and handling expenses (4,000 units × $1)   (4,000)   Net income $ 82,800     Calculate the magnitude of operating leverage. Use the measure of operating leverage to determine the amount of net income Zachary will earn if sales increase by 10 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and "Operating leverage" answer to 2 decimal places. Round the "Net income" value to nearest whole dollar.)

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The following income statement was drawn from the records of Zachary Company, a merchandising firm:

 

ZACHARY COMPANY
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, Year 1
Sales revenue (4,000 units × $168) $ 672,000  
Cost of goods sold (4,000 units × $88)   (352,000)  
Gross margin   320,000  
Sales commissions (10% of sales)   (67,200)  
Administrative salaries expense   (85,000)  
Advertising expense   (32,000)  
Depreciation expense   (49,000)  
Shipping and handling expenses (4,000 units × $1)   (4,000)  
Net income $ 82,800  
 

Calculate the magnitude of operating leverage. Use the measure of operating leverage to determine the amount of net income Zachary will earn if sales increase by 10 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and "Operating leverage" answer to 2 decimal places. Round the "Net income" value to nearest whole dollar.)

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