When Management Selects New Production Technologies That Require a Higher

question 52

Multiple Choice

When management selects new production technologies that require a higher proportion of fixed costs than that of its operations, then the implementation of those technologies will:

• A) decrease the DOL.
• B) increase the DOL.
• C) decrease the NPV-breakeven level of sales.
• D)reduce the NPV of the cash flows.

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