HP 12C manual 10-43

3.Key in the number of units and press .

4.Key in the fixed cost and press to obtain the operating leverage.

Example 1: For the data given in example 1 of the Break-Even Analysis section, calculate the operating leverage at 2000 units and at 5000 units when the sales price is $13 a copy

Keystrokes	Display
13	13.00	Price per copy.
6.75	6.25	Profit per copy.
2000	25.00	Close to break-even point.
12000
13	13.00	Price per copy.
6.75	6.25	Profit per copy.
5000		Operating further from the breakeven
	1.62	point and lesssensitive to changes in
12000		sales volume.

For repeated calculations the following HP-12C program can be used:

KEYSTROKES		DISPLAY
CLEAR	00-
3	01-	45	3
2	02-	45	2
	03-		30
	04-		20
	05-		36
	06-		36
1	07-	45	1
	08-		30
	09-		10
00	10-43, 33		00

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