The Contribution Margin Approach Helps Managers in Short-Term Decision Making

question 5

Multiple Choice

The contribution margin approach helps managers in short-term decision making because:

• A)it treats fixed manufacturing overhead as a product cost.
• B)it reports only mixed costs.
• C)it reports costs and revenues at present value.
• D)it isolates costs by behavior.

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