The relevant range is useful for analyzing cost behavior for management decision-making purposes.

Relevant Range

The range of activity over which changes in cost are of interest to management.

Cost Behavior

Cost behavior refers to how a company's costs change in response to variations in its level of activity or production volume, categorized into fixed, variable, and mixed costs.

Management Decision-Making

The process by which upper-level management makes strategic choices to steer the direction of a company's operations or policies.