Which of the following statements is not true? Select one:

a. Operating leverage refers to the extent to which a company's net income reacts to a given change in sales.
b. Companies that have higher fixed costs relative to variable costs have higher operating leverage.
c. When a company's sales revenue is increasing, high operating leverage is good because it means that profits will increase rapidly.
d. When a company's sales revenue is decreasing, high operating leverage is good because it means that profits will decrease at a slower pace than revenues decrease.

D) When a company's sales revenue is decreasing, high operating leverage is good because it means that profits will decrease at a slower pace than revenues decrease.

Explanation:

High operating leverage means that a business will have a higher proportion of fixed costs as compared to variable expenses. And as such, a decrease in sales would mean a more rapid fall in profits as a larger proportion of the costs is made up of fixed costs and hence is unavoidable with a fall in sales. With this information in view high operating leverage and decreased sale will greatly reduce profits.

All the other statements (a,b and c) about operating leverage are true.

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