A Decrease in Operating Leverage May Be Achieved by Increasing

question 31

True/False

A decrease in operating leverage may be achieved by increasing fixed costs relative to variable costs.

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Definitions:

Long-Term Liabilities

Liabilities that will not be due for a long time (usually more than one year).

Price-Earnings Ratio

A valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings, used to evaluate if a stock is over or undervalued.

Annual Earnings

The total profit a company generates in one fiscal year before taxes and other deductions.

Accounts Receivable Turnover

A measure of how frequently during the year the accounts receivable are being converted to cash, computed as sales divided by average accounts receivable.