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This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of published financial statements and of accounting ratios as a means of interpreting the position and performance of a business. It compares the strengths and weaknesses of an absorption costing approach compared with a marginal costing approach in decision making. The paper explains how the use of activity based costing might improve a firm's decision making.

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"Published financial statements including audited financials statements have a number of weaknesses. Some of the limitations of financial statements and financial statement analysis include Past financial performance good or bad is not ..."

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