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AccountingManagerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-MakingAn advantage of the high-low method is that it a. is subjective. b. is objective. c. is the most accurate method. d. removes outliers. e. is descriptive of nonlinear data.
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An advantage of the high-low method is that it a. is subjective. b. is objective. c. is the most accurate method. d. removes outliers. e. is descriptive of nonlinear data.

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An advantage of the high-low method is that it

  1. a. is subjective.
  2. b. is objective.
  3. c. is the most accurate method.
  4. d. removes outliers.
  5. e. is descriptive of nonlinear data.

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