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Sinclair Manufacturing and Boswell Brothers Incorporated are both involved in the production of brick for the homebuilding industry. Their financial information is as follows: Sinclair Boswell Capital Structure Debt @ 10% $ 2,100,000 0 Common stock, $10 per share 1,400,000 $ 3,500,000 Total $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 Common shares 140,000 350,000 Operating Plan: Sales (75,000 units at $15 each) $ 1,125,000 $ 1,125,000 Variable costs 900,000 450,000 Fixed costs 0 325,000 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $ 225,000 $ 350,000 The variable costs for Sinclair are $12 per unit compared to $6 per unit for Boswell. If you combine Sinclair’s capital structure with Boswell’s operating plan, what is the degree of combined leverage? Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. If you combine Boswell’s capital structure with Sinclair’s operating plan, what is the degree of combined leverage? Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

          Sinclair Manufacturing and Boswell Brothers Incorporated are both involved in the production of brick for the homebuilding industry. Their financial information is as follows:
  Sinclair Boswell
Capital Structure    
Debt @ 10% $ 2,100,000 0
Common stock, $10 per share 1,400,000 $ 3,500,000
Total $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000
Common shares 140,000 350,000
     
Operating Plan:    
Sales (75,000 units at $15 each) $ 1,125,000 $ 1,125,000
Variable costs 900,000 450,000
Fixed costs 0 325,000
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $ 225,000 $ 350,000
The variable costs for Sinclair are $12 per unit compared to $6 per unit for Boswell.
If you combine Sinclair’s capital structure with Boswell’s operating plan, what is the degree of combined leverage?
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
If you combine Boswell’s capital structure with Sinclair’s operating plan, what is the degree of combined leverage?
Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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