Leverage and Capital Structure
1. A Ltd. has an average selling price of Rs. 10 per unit. Its variable unit costs are Rs.
7, and fixed costs amount to Rs. 1,70,000. It finances all its assets by equity funds. It
pays 50% tax on its income. B Ltd. is identical to A Ltd. except in respect of the pattern of financing. The latter finances its assets 50% by equity and 50% by debt, the interest on which amounts to Rs.20,000.
Determine the degree of operating, financial and combined leverages at Rs. 7,00,000 sales for both the firms, and interpret the
results.
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Solution:
Firm A Contribution Margin = 10 - 7
= Rs. 3 Units sold
= sales / selling price = 7,00,000/10 = Rs 70,000
Total contribution margin = 70,000*3 = 2,10,000
Fixed cost = 1,70,000
Operating profit = contribution margin - fixed cost
= 2,10,000 - 1,70,000 = 40,000
DOL = contribution margin / operating profit
= 2,10,000/40,000= 5.25
DFL = Operating profit / operating profit - interest
= 40,000 / 40,000 - 0 = 1
DCL = DFL*DOL = 1*5.25 = 5.25
AtQ.
Firm B is similar to Firm A
So,
Firm B Contribution Margin = 10 - 7
= Rs. 3 Units sold
= sales / selling price = 7,00,000/10 = Rs 70,000
Total contribution margin = 70,000*3 = 2,10,000
Fixed cost = 1,70,000
D/E Ratio =1
Hence you can calculate Operating profit, DOL, DFL, DCL accordingly..
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