In What Way(s)do Managers Make Cost-Benefit Decisions as to the Use

question 139

Multiple Choice

In what way(s) do managers make cost-benefit decisions as to the use of activity analysis or traditional costing methods?

• A)They reject activity analysis and stay with the simpler traditional method.
• B)They use activity-based costing because they want information that will help them be competitive.
• C)They use activity-based costing as a special analysis,but not as an ongoing information system.
• D)All of the answers are correct.

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