Operating Leverage Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data: Beck Inc. Bryant Inc. Sales $637,000 $227,100 (91,100) Variable costs (382,200) Contribution margin $136,000 $254,800 Fixed costs (68,000) (72,800) $68,000 $182,000 Operating income a. Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place. Beck Inc. 1 Bryant Inc. b. How much would operating income increase for each company if the sales of each increased by 20%? If required, round answers to nearest whole number. Dollars Percentage Beck Inc. $ % % Bryant Inc. $ C. The difference in the of operating income 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