Identify a real-life problem that you can think of where making a choice between alternative courses of action requires accounting data.

For example:

A decision that you have made or may need to make in the future;

Or

A decision that the organization you work for or worked for has made or may need to make in the future;

Or

A decision that an organization you are familiar with and/or read about has made or may need to make in the future.

In your answer please describe the alternative courses of action and discuss how accounting data can help to make the decision. In addition, describe the qualitative factors that must be considered in making the decision.