The Ability of an Organization to Produce Goods or Services

question 67

Multiple Choice

The ability of an organization to produce goods or services that have some uniqueness in their characteristics is referred to as

• A) mass production.
• B) time-based competition.
• C) competing on productivity.
• D) competing on flexibility.
• E) competing on differentiation.

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

The weighted-average method is a cost accounting technique used to calculate inventory and cost of goods sold by assigning an average cost to each unit, based on the weight of those units in beginning inventory and purchases made.

Equivalent Units

In cost accounting, this is a metric that represents the work accomplished by unfinished units as if they were fully completed units.

Conversion Costs

Conversion costs are the expenses incurred to convert raw materials into finished goods, typically including labor and overhead costs.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for assigning production costs to units of output, particularly suitable for continuous production processes.