The Purchases Account Is

question 80

Multiple Choice

The Purchases account is

• A) a permanent account.
• B) a temporary account.
• C) a subsidiary account.
• D) a liability account.

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Definitions:

Net Profit

The amount of money left after all operating expenses, taxes, and interest have been deducted from total revenue.

Absorption Costing Profit

The profit calculated under absorption costing, which includes both variable and fixed manufacturing costs in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing Profit

The profit calculated using the variable costing method, which considers only variable expenses for unit cost calculation, highlighting contribution margin.

Fixed Overhead

Refers to the indirect costs of production that do not change with the volume of output, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.