Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 15th Edition
Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 15th Edition
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133803815
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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The main trouble with variable costing is that it ignores the increasing importance of fixed costs in manufacturing companies. Do you agree? Why?

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