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Lecture 15
Lecture Organization
Operating Leverage
Additional Considerations in Capital
Budgeting
Capital Budgeting Questions
Forecasting Risk
Forecasting risk
Operating leverage
Operating leverage
Example of Different DOL projects
Example: comparison two alternative cost structures for
project A and B;
Project A: FC(Proj. A) =$10,000; VC(Proj. A) = $6, Unit Price=$10
Project B: FC(Proj. B) =$25,000; VC(Proj. B) =$3, Unit Price=$10
Solution
Example of Different DOL projects
OCF
$20,000
$10,000
$0
Quantity
2,500 5,000 10,000
$10,000
-$25,000
OPERATING LEVERAGE
DOL=
DOL =
Fairways Driving Range DOL
DOL is
DOL =
DOL
Operational Leverage is
DOL declines as
Problem
Contingency planning
Capital Rationing
Managerial Options and Capital Budgeting
Contingency planning
Capital Rationing