ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process of evaluating financial data that change under alternative courses of action is called..
A
double entry analysis.
B
contribution margin analysis.
C
incremental analysis.
D
cost-benefit analysis.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Incremental analysis. the process of identifying the financial data that changes under alternative courses of action.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is Incremental Analysis? Incremental analysis is a decision-making technique used in business to determine the true cost difference between alternatives. Also called the relevant cost approach, marginal analysis, or differential analysis, incremental analysis disregards any sunk cost or past cost.

Detailed explanation-3: -Incremental analysis is the process of identifying the financial data that: are mixed under alternative courses of action.

Detailed explanation-4: -Example of Incremental Analysis A company receives an order from a customer for 1, 000 units of a green widget for $12.00 each. The company controller looks up the standard cost for a green widget and finds that it costs the company $14.00. Of this $14.00, $11.00 is variable cost and $3.00 is fixed cost.

Detailed explanation-5: -Incremental analysis, sometimes called marginal or differential analysis, is used to analyze the financial information needed for decision making. It identifies the relevant revenues and/or costs of each alternative and the expected impact of the alternative on future income.

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