An Inventory Method That Recognizes the Actual Cost Paid for Each

question 33

Short Answer

An inventory method that recognizes the actual cost paid for each physical item sold

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Definitions:

Total Period Cost

The sum of all costs, both fixed and variable, incurred during a specified period of time, excluding product manufacturing costs.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product cost.

Net Operating Income

A company's revenue minus its direct costs and operating expenses, indicating the profitability from regular operations before interest and taxes.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) in the price of a product.