Businesses Tend to Resist Providing Forecast Data to Those Outside

question 32

Multiple Choice

Businesses tend to resist providing forecast data to those outside the organisation mainly because:

• A) of fear of the loss of competitive advantage.
• B) it is too difficult.
• C) the data is inaccurate.
• D) it is too costly.

Analyze cost behavior to make informed financial decisions.

Understand the application and limitations of the high-low method in cost estimation.

Learn about the significance of the least-squares regression method and its statistical reliability in cost estimation.

Know the structure of the contribution margin income statement and its use in classifying costs by behavior.

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