SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING-ACCESS
SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING-ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780077631536
Author: Thomas Edmonds
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 1Q
To determine

The chief qualities of revenues and costs that is relevant for decision making.

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Decision making:  Decision making is a process in which the company can select the suitable alternative that would help in fulfilling the important objectives of the company.

The chief qualities of revenues and costs that are relevant for decision making are as follows:

The information that is pertinent for decision making contrasts between the choices and is future oriented. The decision making is based on quantitative and qualitative data.

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