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MA.9:10 - Architectural Rationale

The method examines the account together with its use because a formula alone does not determine behavior. The same unit cost can be useful for one comparison and harmful as a universal performance target.

A clarified interpretation can be sufficient for a bounded misuse. Wider measurement or organizational redesign is justified when the actual decision and incentive arrangement continues to produce the problem.