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Thanks Again for your great assistance ! I need help with the following assignment (See attachment). Please note that part one deals with Wal-Mart Co. again and part two is just a scenario for the Air Frisco Co.

Please note that in part two I scratched out $480 . Its actually $280. I made a typo.

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Relevant Costing is investigated with regard to Walmart Corporation.

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Identify a decision that has recently been made or will be made in the near future in WalMart. Identify two relevant and two non-relevant costs in this decision.
If specific actual amounts can not be identified, please make a reasonable estimate and apply the tool as if the data were factual.
Report should include
? The activity and time period used
? The inputs used
? Results
? Any implications from these results

Activity and time period used
The activity we have decided is of international expansion and to expand further into Chinese. This is because WalMart is already in the Chinese market and its one of the fastest growing markets in world. This growth proves to be a large opportunity for multinationals.
Time period is within in one year. (Upto the year 2008)

Relevant costs
An item is relevant if it is different between or among decision ...

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