What's the most efficient way to check if a record exists in Oracle?

Question

A)

select decode(count(*), 0, \'N\', \'Y\') rec_exists
from (select \'X\'
      from dual
      where exists (select \'X\'
                    from sales
           


        

Answer 1

select case 
            when exists (select 1 
                         from sales 
                         where sales_type = 'Accessories') 
            then 'Y' 
            else 'N' 
        end as rec_exists
from dual;