Operating Leverage Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data: Beck Inc. Bryant Inc. Sales $240,500 $780,000 Variable costs 96,500 468,000 Contribution margin $144,000 $312,000 Fixed costs 99,000 192,000 Income from operations $45,000 $120,000 a. Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place. Beck Inc. Bryant Inc. b. How much would income from operations increase for each company if the sales of each increased by 15%? If required, round answers to nearest whole number. Dollars Percentage Beck Inc. % Bryant Inc. % 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 c. The difference in the contribution margin than are Bryant Inc.'s. higher lower