Magic Realm, Incorporated, has developed a new fantasy board game. The company sold $16,200$ games last year at a selling price of

$$69$ per game. Fixed expenses associated with the game total $$243,000$ per year, and variable expenses are $$49$ per game.

Production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. Variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor.

Required:

$1-$a$.$ Prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.

$1-$b$.$ Compute the degree of operating leverage.

Management is confident that the company can sell $19,764$ games next year $($an increase of $3,564$ games, or $22\%,$ over last year$).$

Given this assumption:

a$.$ What is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year?

b$.$ What is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? $($Do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of

operating leverage to compute your answer.$)$

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Req $1A$

Compute the degree of operating leverage.

Degree of operating leverage

Req $2$:

Management is confident that the company can sell $19,764$ games next year $($an increase of $3564$ games or $22\%$ over last year$)$ Given this assumption:

a$.$ What is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year?

b$.$ What is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? $($Do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.$)$

a$.$ Net operating income increases by $\_\_\%$

b$.$ Total expected net operating income