
QUESTION 7
Managers used managerial information for all of the following except
a. to support long-term planning decisions
b. to analyze the performance of a company's operations
c. to evaluate the company's stock performance
d. to determine the cost of manufacturing a product
OPTION - C to evaluate the company's stock performance.
Managers uses managerial information for overall development of the company in terms of long term planning decisions, to analyse the performance of a company's operations, to determine the cost of manufacturing a product, to define a strategy to the company, etc are used by managers.
Managerial information is related to internal business practices.
Managerial information is used by the managers to plan, analyze trends, solving the problems if any and forecasting the performance of the company.
Stock performance is based on the external market information.
Therefore, the answer is to evaluate the company's stock performance.
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