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The key difference between a controllable cost and a noncontrollable cost is:
a) the larger amount of the cost
b) the frequency of cost incurrence
c) the short term ability to influence the cost by the manager
d) whether the cost is fixed or variable.

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c) the short term ability to influence the cost by the manager

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