19-2 Examples of Differential Cost Studies
Differential Cost Studies are short-term. They are not useful for strategic planning because they ignore long-term effects of decisions. In the long run, all costs must be recovered or the company will not be profitable, and if it is not profitable, it will not survive for long. For long-term product pricing and product mix decisions, activity-based costing (Chapter 12) provides useful information. If a proposed project extends beyond one year, capital expenditure evaluation, as discussed in Chapters 20 and 21, should be used. However, for projects or activities that do not extend beyond the current period, differential cost studies provide relevant information for decisions. Examples of decisions that benefit from differential cost analysis are as follow:
19-2 Examples of Differential Cost StudiesDifferential Cost Studies are short-term. They are not useful for strategic planning because they ignore long-term effects of decisions. In the long run, all costs must be recovered or the company will not be profitable, and if it is not profitable, it will not survive for long. For long-term product pricing and product mix decisions, activity-based costing (Chapter 12) provides useful information. If a proposed project extends beyond one year, capital expenditure evaluation, as discussed in Chapters 20 and 21, should be used. However, for projects or activities that do not extend beyond the current period, differential cost studies provide relevant information for decisions. Examples of decisions that benefit from differential cost analysis are as follow:
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