Jerry's Dog Food, Inc A)062
B)2

Jerry's Dog Food, Inc. is a dog food wholesaler located in Greenwich, Connecticut. Selected financial statement values for Jerry's are shown in the table below. What is the degree of financial leverage for Jerry's given the change in earnings from Year 1 to Year 2? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Jerry's Dog } \\\text { Food Inc. }\end{array} & & \\\hline & \text { Year 1 } & \text { Year 2 } \\\hline \text { EBIT } & \$ 18,000 & \$ 20,500 \\\hline \text { Interest } & 200 & 200 \\\hline \text { Pre-Tax Income } & 17,800 & 20,300 \\\hline \text { Taxes } & 6,500 & 7,100 \\\hline \text { Net Income } & 11,300 & 13,200 \\\hline \text { Shares } & & \\\text { Outstanding } & 2,100 & 2,100 \\\hline \text { EPS } & 5.3810 & 6.2857 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 0.62
B) 2.55
C) 1.21
D) 1.01
E) 1.05