Review the definite article
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Rapid changes in global market have influenced development of management accounting. How does role of management accounting differ from past? Traditional management accounting practices assumed a simple model of cost behavior. This is no longer viable in present competitive business environment of rapid economic changes, where consumer tastes are constantly changing, causing rapid changes in costs and need for innovative manufacturing processes. Consequently, current management accounting practices need to respond to increasing complexity of business operations as they attempt to embrace a rapidly changing and highly competitive global marketplace. This report will discuss some of changes which have occurred in marketplace and will suggest suitable management accounting practices as a response to such changes. Further, recommendations will be made on basis of this discussion.
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Yes, that is correct. the can have the meaning the only one. Here the world is described as a single market.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun development takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told: what kind of development. Here, it is the development of management accounting.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun role takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told: which role. Here it is the role of management accounting.
Yes, that is correct. the is used with time expressions. Other examples are: the present, the future, and the 1990s.
Yes, no article is required because the writer is generalising about a number of management accounting practices rather than pointing to specific practices.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun environment takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told: which environment. Here, it is the present competitive business environment of rapid economic changes.
Yes, no article is required because the the writer is generalising about a number of consumer tastes rather than pointing to specific tastes.
Yes, no article is required because the writer is generalising about rapid changes in costs rather than pointing to specific changes.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun need takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told: which need. Here, the need is for the innovative manufacturing processes.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun complexity takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told that the complexity is increasing, and we are told which complexity. Here, it is the complexity of business operations.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun changes takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told: which changes. Here, these are the changes which have occurred in the marketplace.
Yes, that is correct. the can have the meaning the only one. Here, the marketplace means the single world market.
Yes, no article is required because the writer is generalising about a number of suitable management accounting practices rather than pointing to specific practices.
Yes, that is correct. In this sentence, the noun basis takes the definite article the because it is used in a specific sense. We are told: which basis. Here, it is the basis of this discussion.
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