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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