An Unfavorable Sales-Mix Variance Would Most Likely Be Caused by ________

question 73

Multiple Choice

An unfavorable sales-mix variance would most likely be caused by ________.

• A) a new competitor providing better service in the high-margin product sector
• B) a competitor having distribution problems with high-margin products
• C) the company offering low-margin products at a higher price
• D) the company experiencing quality-control problems that get negative media coverage of low-margin products

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