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Multiple select question.

methods used by organizations to evaluate long$-$term investment projects

the process of developing activity$-$based cost $($ABC$)$ data for strategic decision making

the process of explaining differences between actual operating income for a period and budgeted operating income for the period

one important dimension of operational control

the process of calculating a series of variances, including sales volume, sales mix, and selling$-$price variances