<![CDATA[Understanding cost behavior is crucial in accounting management. Sticky costs literature discusses the responsiveness of costs to profits. This study examines the effect of operating expenses, including rental expenses, advertising, R&D, SG&A, and COGS, on operating income, operating assets, and operating liability. The population in this study is listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The observation starts from 2010-2023. We use the OSIRIS-Bureau van Dijk Database to generate the data. We analyze the data using OLS regression with cluster robust standard error. We find that the rental, advertising, SG&A, and COGS expenses increase by 10%-14% per 1% increase in operating income. The rental and advertising costs show an estimated value of 33% and 47% per 1% increase in operating assets. Meanwhile, R&D expenses increase by 32% per 1% increase in operating liability.]]>
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