In choosing the most appropriate accounting information system to adopt in respect of the planning and control process the cost and benefits of the system should be considered. Of the following identify which is not a benefit in the context of the planning control process?
A) Better decisions
B) Improved control
C) Ability to take account of the changing environment
D) Higher sales

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Higher sales is not a benefit in the context of the planning control process as it pertains to the actual outcome of operations and not the system used to plan and control those operations. The other options are all benefits of an effective accounting information system for the planning and control process.

In Choosing the Most Appropriate Accounting Information System to Adopt