Your firm's EPS last year was $1.00. You expect sales to increase by 15 percent during the coming year. If your firm has a degree of operating leverage equal to
1.25 and a degree of financial leverage equal to 3.50, then what is its expected EPS?
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A. B. C. D. E.Explanation
EPS(0) = $1.00. DOL = 1.25. EPS(1) = ?
%Change S = 15%. DFL = 3.50.
DTL = DOL(DFL) = 1.25(3.50) = 4.375.
EPS(1) = EPS(0)[1.0 + (DTL)(%Change Sales)] = $1.00[1.0 + (4.375)(0.15)] = $1.00[1.6563] = $1.6563.