$5-"10$ Points"

A$.$ Middle East Company has a cash balance of $$11,250$ on April $1.$ The company must maintain a minimum cash balance of $$9,000.$ During April, cash receipts of $$72,000$ are planned. Cash disbursements during the month are expected to total $$78,000.$ Ignoring interest payments, during April the company will need to borrow:

$"4$ points"

B$.$ Alpha Company reported the following data for its most recent year: sales, $$500,000$; variable costs, $$300,000$; and fixed costs, $$150,000.$

The company's degree of operating leverage is:

$"3$ points"

C$.$ Home Company bases its budget on the following data:

$\backslash$table$[[$Sales$,3,600],[$units Selling price,$$50$ per unit$],[$Variable cost$,$$$15$ per unit$],[$Fixed costs,$$40,530$