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Session Unit 11:
37. Measures of Leverage
The degree of total leverage (DTL) combines the degree of operating leverage and financial
leverage; it measures the sensitivity of EPS to change in sales. DTL is computed as (p.70):
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Note that we also could have calculated the DTL the long way. From the previous example, the current
value of Atom’s dollar sales is $4 × 100,000 = $400,000.