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A-LevelAccountingCosting (Absorption vs Marginal)May/June 2022Paper 1 Q241 Mark

What is a limitation of absorption costing?

AIt does not comply with accounting principles.
BIt does not take into account all costs of production.
CIt is not accepted for preparing published financial statements.
DIt is not useful for improving the organisation's performance.

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing (Absorption vs Marginal) and is worth 1 mark.

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