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Explain 'Comparability' as qualitative characteristics of accounting information.

Answer

Comparability: Comparability means that the users should be able to compare the accounting information of an enterprise of the period either with that of other periods, known as intra-firm comparison or with the accounting information of other enterprises, known as inter-firm comparison.

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