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A-LevelAccountingDecision MakingMay/June 2012Paper 1 Q231 Mark

Which statement best describes a sunk cost?

Acost which is irrelevant for the future
Bcost which must be matched against the revenue
Ccost which remains the same at all levels of production
Dcost which varies with the level of production

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2012 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Decision Making and is worth 1 mark.

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