Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Tapered

Which of the following statements is true about the tapered concept of authority?

A) The breadth and scope of authority widens as one descends the scalar chain.
B) The more authority top management chooses to delegate, the more conical the scope of authority funnel becomes.
C) The more conical the scope of authority funnel, the more decentralized is an organization.
D) As the kinds of decisions made by the lower levels of management decreases, the degree of decentralization increases.
E) Organizations are associated along a continuum ranging from highly centralized to highly decentralized.