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A labour intensive industry is : a) high operating leverage industry b) low operating leverage industry. Choose one and please give reasons?

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Question added by SAI ANIMESH KUMAR N , Senior Manager, Credit , Ahli United Bank
Date Posted: 2016/03/02
Mohammed Amin Petiwala
by Mohammed Amin Petiwala , Finance and Investment Advisor , Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm

It is a case for low operating leverage.

Higher labor cost is higher variable cost, thus for incremental sale / production, the leverage effect on profitability is not that significant as that would have been seen in case of lower variable costs. Thus the operating leverage is less here

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Industry or process where a larger portion of total costs is due to labor as compared with the portion for costs incurred in purchase, maintenance, and depreciation of capital equipment. Agriculture, construction, and coal-mining industries are examples of labor intensive industries

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