In this type of profitability analysis, the shared selling costs are allocated to individual units based on some type of cost allocation procedure:
A) the contribution approach to income statement analysis.
B) the full-cost approach to residual income analysis.
C) return on assets managed approach.
D) the full-cost approach to income statement analysis.
E) the contribution approach to residual income analysis.

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The full-cost approach to income statement analysis involves allocating shared selling costs to individual units based on some type of cost allocation procedure. This approach considers both variable and fixed costs in determining the profitability of each unit.

In This Type of Profitability Analysis, the Shared Selling Costs