The Fried Green Tomatoes Restaurant has increased its operating cycle from 97.4 days to 101.7 days while the cash cycle has decreased by 2.9 days. How have these changes affected the accounts payable period?

a. Decreased by 11 days
b. Decreased by 5 days
c. Decreased by 1 day
d. Increased by 5 day
e. Increased by 11 days