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4.2 Limitations

 Little evidence to date that ABC improves corporate profitability.

 ABC information is historic and internally orientated and therefore lacks direct
relevance for future strategic decisions.

 Practical problems such as cost driver selection.

 Its novelty is questionable. It may be viewed as simply a rigorous application of
conventional costing procedures.

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