If a Decision Regarding Special Orders Is Based Only on Costs

question 88

Multiple Choice

If a decision regarding special orders is based only on costs, management should:

• A) Accept any order where the payoff covers the variable costs
• B) Accept any order where the payoff covers the variable costs and the direct fixed costs
• C) Accept any order that will help utilize excess capacity, regardless of the payoff
• D) All of these statements are true

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