Consider a four-year project with the following information: initial fixed asset investment = $590,000; straight-line depreciation to zero over the four-year life; zero salvage value; price = $44; variable costs = $35; fixed costs = $265,000; quantity sold = 100,000 units; tax rate = 21 percent.

a. What is the degree of operating leverage at the given level of output? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

b. What is the degree of operating leverage at the accounting break-even level of output? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)