Cost behavior and fundamental analysis of SG&A costs

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-28

  Anderson, Mark ^a   Banker, Rajiv ^b   Huang, Rong ^c   Janakiraman, Surya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost behavior; Fixed costs; Fundamental analysis; Sticky costs; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846690281     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0702200103     Document Type: Article

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