The First Step in Marketing Cost Analysis Is To

question 14

Multiple Choice

The first step in marketing cost analysis is to:

• A) Reclassify the dollar cost entries in the functional accounts into natural cost accounts.
• B) Use the entries in the functional accounts to evaluate the profitability of profit centers.
• C) Allocate the entries in the functional accounts to specific customers.
• D) Reclassify the dollar cost entries in the natural accounts into functional cost accounts.
• E) None of these.

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