Due to Their Inseparability, Services

question 70

Multiple Choice

Due to their inseparability, services

• A) are typically marketed through indirect channels of distribution.
• B) can be inventoried.
• C) are produced and consumed simultaneously.
• D) create form utility.

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units of Production

An accounting term used to denote the amount of finished goods produced by a company in a given period, after adjusting for work-in-progress inventory at the beginning and end of that period.

Materials Preparation Department

A division within a company responsible for preparing raw materials for production.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the weighted average of all units available for sale during the period.

Equivalent Units of Production

A concept used in cost accounting to standardize the quantity of output by converting unfinished products into their equivalent of finished goods.