Which of the following best defines incremental earnings?

A) cash flows arising from a particular investment decision
B) the amount by which a firm's earnings are expected to change as a result of an investment decision
C) the earnings arising from all projects that a company plans to undertake in a fixed time span
D) the net present value (NPV) of earnings that a firm is expected to receive as the result of an investment decision

Answer: B

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a. the customer's perceived similarity between two competing retailers b. the geographic breaking point at which shoppers are indifferent to shopping at either of two cities c. the limit of a city's trading area d. determined solely by the merchandising effectiveness of a city's retail operations

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