In Determining Total Manufacturing Costs on the Cost of Goods

question 64

Multiple Choice

In determining total manufacturing costs on the cost of goods manufactured schedule

• A) beginning work in process inventory should have a zero balance.
• B) actual manufacturing overhead costs appear as a deduction.
• C) manufacturing overhead applied is added to direct materials and direct labor.
• D) ending work in process inventory is deducted from beginning work in process inventory.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

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

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs in product cost calculations, used for internal decision-making.

Net Income

The excess of all revenues and gains over all expenses and losses for a specific period of time.

Production

The process of creating goods and services from various resources.