Palvo Sorokin is a venture capitalist facing two alternative investment opportunities. He intends to invest $1 million in a start-up firm. He is nervous, however, about future economic volatility. He asks you to analyze the following financial data for the past years operations of the two firms he is considering and give him some business advice.

	Company Name
	Wood			Lake
Variable cost per unit (a)	$	20.00		$	10.00
Sales revenue (8,900 units $32.00)	$	284,800		$	284,800
Variable cost (8,900 units a)		(178,000	)		(89,000	)
Contribution margin	$	106,800		$	195,800
Fixed cost		(24,600	)		(113,600	)
Net income	$	82,200		$	82,200

Required

a.	Use the contribution margin approach to compute the operating leverage for each firm. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b.

If the economy expands in coming years, Wood and Lake will both enjoy a 12 percent per year increase in sales, assuming that the selling price remains unchanged. Compute the change in net income for each firm in dollar amount and in percentage. (Note: Since the number of units increases, both revenue and variable cost will increase). (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount and Percentage answers to 2 decimal places (i.e., .2345 should be entered as 23.45).)

c.	If the economy contracts in coming years, Wood and Lake will both suffer a 12 percent decrease in sales volume, assuming that the selling price remains unchanged. Compute the change in net income for each firm in dollar amount and in percentage. (Note: Since the number of units decreases, both total revenue and total variable cost will decrease). (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount and Percentage answers to 2 decimal places (i.e., .2345 should be entered as 23.45).)