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The Board of Sundaram Textiles asks its finance head to submit, every month, a report comparing actual sales with targets for each region. This report is best described as a:

This is a routine or periodic report, because it is prepared at fixed intervals, here monthly, on a recurring subject, sales against target. Special reports cover one-off issues and feasibility reports assess proposed projects, so neither fits a regular monthly comparison.

  1. ASpecial report on a one-time problem
  2. BRoutine (periodic) reportCorrect
  3. CInformal oral report
  4. DFeasibility report for a new plant

Explanation

A report submitted at regular intervals on a standard matter, such as monthly sales versus target, is a routine or periodic report. A special report deals with a single non-recurring issue. A feasibility report evaluates a proposed project, which is not the case here.

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