It represents the most recent year's operations, which ended yesterday. Your supervisor in the controller's office has just handed (Leverage and EPS) You have developed the following pro forma income statement for your corporation: you a memorandum asking for written responses to the following questions: a. If sales should increase by 25 percent, by what percent would earnings before interest and taxes and net income increase? b. If sales should decrease by 25 percent, by what percent would earnings before interest and taxes and net income decrease? c. If the firm were to reduce its reliance on debt financing such that interest expense were cut in half, how would this affect your answers to parts a and b? a. If sales should increase by 25%, the percentage change in earnings before interest and taxes is %. (Round to two decimal places.) - Data table Sales 45,750,000 (22,800,000) Variable costs Revenue before fixed costs $ 22,950,000 (9,200,000) Fixed costs EBIT $ 13,750,000 (1,350,000) Interest expense Earnings before taxes $ 12,400,000 (6,200,000) Taxes (50%) 6,200,000 Net income Print Done