When a Firm Has Fixed Operating Costs, Operating Leverage Is

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True/False

When a firm has fixed operating costs, operating leverage is present. In that case, an increase in sales results in a more-than-proportional increase in EBIT, and a decrease in sales results in a more-than-proportional decrease in EBIT.

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing

Aimed at achieving the highest possible profits through adjusting production levels, pricing strategies, and cost management.

Demand

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a specified time period.

Price-discriminating Monopolist

A monopolist that charges different prices to different consumers for the same good or service, based on each consumer's willingness or ability to pay.

Market

A place or system in which commercial transactions are conducted, often defined by the exchange of goods and services for money.