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Shown here are condensed income statements for two different companies (both are

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Shown here are condensed income statements for two different companies (both are organized as LLCs and pay no income taxes).

Ace Company
Sales $500,000
Variable expenses (80%) 400,000
Income before interest 100,000
Interest expense (fixed) 30,000
Net income $70,000


Deuce Company
Sales $500,000
Variable expenses (60%) 300,000
Income before interest 200,000
Interest expense (fixed) 130,000
Net income $ 70,000

(state whether it increases or decreases and by what % for each company)

What happens to each company's net income if sales decrease by 10%? (Round your answers to the nearest percentage. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)


Ace Co.- ?
Deuce Co.- ?

Explanation / Answer

Ace Company Sales $500,000. So new Sales = 0.60*500,000 = $300,000 Less Variable expenses (80%) 240,000 ----------------------------------------------- Income before interest 60,000 Less Interest expense (fixed) 30,000 Net income $30,000 .............................Ans (1) So Net Income decreased from 70000 to 30,000 ie an decrease of (30000-70000)/70000 = -57.14% Deuce Company Sales $500,000 So new Sales = 0.60*500,000 = $300,000 Less Variable expenses (60%) 180,000 ----------------------------------------------- Income before interest 120,000 Less Interest expense (fixed) 130,000 ------------------------------------------------ Net income -$10,000 ..........................Ans (2) So Net Income decreased from 70000 to -10,000 ie an decrease of (-10000-70000)/70000 = -114.29%

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