Under Mass Production, at the End of the Period

question 58

Multiple Choice

Under mass production, at the end of the period:

• A) The production line is stopped so that all units are completed to reduce accounting problems
• B) Some units will be partially complete, and conversion costs and direct material costs need to be assigned to them
• C) The books cannot be closed because the production never stops
• D) All of the units that are not complete are counted as 100% complete to reduce bookkeeping problems

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