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High operating gearing ratio

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  • April 10, 2018 at 10:37 pm #446060
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    Sir

    If a company has a high operational gearing ratio then it means that

    a) Company is more risky
    b) Profits are more risky
    c) Profits are more affected by change in sales and production volume

    Are the above 3 points correct?

    April 11, 2018 at 8:04 am #446110
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    It depends how the ratio is calculated.

    If it is calculated as fixed costs / variable costs, then a higher ratio means that profits are more risky because profits are more affected by changes in volume.

    If it is calculated as variable costs / fixed costs, then a higher ratio means that profits are less risky because profits are less affected by changes in volume.

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