A Classmate Is Having Difficulty Understanding Two Sets of Accounting

question 13

Essay

A classmate is having difficulty understanding two sets of accounting terms, variable and fixed costs, as opposed to period and product costs.He understands that variable costs change during an accounting period while fixed costs do not.However, he explains that a period cost implies that it is for a period of time and is, therefore, also fixed.Does his assumption imply that all product costs are variable?
Required:
Assist your classmate in being able to distinguish between these terms.

---

Definitions:

Value Basis

The method or approach used to determine the value of an asset, liability, or transaction.

Joint Costs

Costs incurred during the production of multiple products up until the point where these products become separately identifiable, making allocation necessary for cost accounting purposes.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.

Preon

Fundamental particles proposed as building blocks of quarks and leptons, not yet observed experimentally.