BASIC 6. Given the following information for Computech, compute the firm's degree of combined leverage (dollars are in thousands except EPS): 2015 2016 Sales $ 500,000 $570,000 Faxed costs 120,000 120,000 Variable costs 300,000 342,000 Earnings before interest and taxes 80,000 108,000 Interest 30,000 30,000 Earnings per share (EPS) 1.00 $ 1.56