Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data:

Beck Inc. Bryant Inc.

Sales $$213,800$ $$695,500$

Variable costs $85,800417,300$

Contribution margin $$128,000$ $$278,200$

Fixed costs $88,000171,200$

Income from operations $$40,000$ $$107,000$

a$.$ Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place.

Beck Inc. fill in the blank $1$

Bryant Inc. fill in the blank $2$

b$.$ How much would income from operations increase for each company if the sales of each increased by $10\%?$ If required, round answers to nearest whole number.

Dollars Percentage

Beck Inc. $fill in the blank $3$

fill in the blank $4$

$\%$

Bryant Inc. $fill in the blank $5$

fill in the blank $6$

$\%$

c$.$ The difference in the

of income from operations is due to the difference in the operating leverages. Beck Inc.$\text{'}$s

operating leverage means that its fixed costs are a

percentage of contribution margin than are Bryant Inc.$\text{'}$s$.$