Horngren's Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134476032
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 19.14Q
“Companies should always make and sell all products whose selling prices exceed variable costs.” Assuming fixed costs are irrelevant, do you agree? Explain.
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Horngren's Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (16th Edition)
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