If Financial Statement Data Are Used to Evaluate a Decision

question 46

Multiple Choice

If financial statement data are used to evaluate a decision to discontinue a business:

• A) Average costs are often mistakenly included as relevant information
• B) Average costs are often correctly included as relevant information
• C) Qualitative factors are irrelevant
• D) Financial statement data is useless in this decision-making context

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