[Solved] The units basis has the following limitations.

Q.	The units basis has the following limitations.
A.	Where the products separate during the processes into different states, for example where one product is a gas and another is a liquid, this method is unsuitable.
B.	This method does not take into account the relative income-earning potentials of the individual products, with the result that one product might appear very profitable and another appears to be incurring losses.
C.	Both A&B
D.	None
Answer» C. Both A&B

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