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

	Beck Inc.		Bryant Inc.
Sales	$225,500		$600,000
Variable costs	90,500		360,000
Contribution margin	$135,000		$240,000
Fixed costs	60,000		40,000
Income from operations	$75,000		$200,000

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.'s ? operating leverage means that its fixed costs are a ? percentage of contribution margin than are Bryant Inc.'s.