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Session Unit 11:
37. Measures of Leverage
The degree of total leverage (DTL) combines the DOL and DFL;
it measures the sensitivity of EPS to change in sales (p.70):
= = Contribution/GP * EBIT = Contribution/GP
EBIT Net Income Net income
tanties
Alternatively, DTL (the long way) from the previous example, the current value of Atom’s dollar sales is
$4 × 100,000 = $400,000.