Leverage ;
Prof Shezad Lalani
(M.com,GDCA, ACMA, PGDFM,SET,CS
inter)
TYBAF & TYBBI
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Problem No. 1] Prepare the income statement and calculate the degree of operating leverage, degree of
financial leverage, and the degree of combined leverage for the following companies:
| Company P Q
Output (units) 3,00,000 75,000
/ Fixed costs (@) 350,000 7,00,000
Unit variable cost (@) 1,00 7.50
/ Interest expenses (®) 25,000 40,000
Unit selling price (&) 3.00 25.00
, Applicable tax rate is 35%.
R
5,00,000
75,000
0.10
25,000
0.502
Problem N&2]A company has sales of | lakh, The variable costs are 40% of the sales while the fixed
operating costs amount to% 30,000. The amount of interest on long-term debts is 10,000. You are required
to calculate the combined leverage and illustrate vs impact if sales increase by 5%,3
Problem of 3) The capital structure of a company consists of the following securities.
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10% Preference Share Capital 1,00,000
, Equity Share Capital (¥ 10 Shares) 1,059,000
12% Debenture 75,000
The amount of operating profit is ¥ 69,000. The company is in 35% tax bracket.
You are required to calculate the financial leverage of the company.