Chapter 8
Decisions, Decisions
In This Chapter
• The importance of break-even analysis
• Performing a crossover analysis
• Using planning and scheduling tools
• Making a decision tree
• Understanding basic business statistics
Having seen the concepts that can help you look at business situations like a pro, it’s time to get hold of some tools that can help you in these situations. These analytical tools, as they are called, are structured ways of examining business situations and making managerial decisions. These tools all have one purpose: to help you make better decisions more easily.
Some of these tools, such as break-even analysis and crossover analysis, enable you to compare two or more choices in a standard manner. Others, such as planning ...
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