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  Reference: Ref 2-5 (Table: Production Possibilities for the United States and Mexico)  According to the table on Production Possibilities for the United States and Mexico, the United States has an absolute advantage in ________ and a comparative advantage in _________. A)  both goods; corn B)  both goods; potatoes C)  potatoes; corn D)  nothing; potatoes Reference: Ref 2-5 (Table: Production Possibilities for the United States and Mexico) According to the table on Production Possibilities for the United States and Mexico, the United States has an absolute advantage in ________ and a comparative advantage in _________.


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Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product cost calculations, excluding fixed overhead.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (both fixed and variable) to produce a unit of product, often used in pricing and decision-making processes.

Absorption Costing

A product costing approach within accounting that captures the entirety of manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and overheads, whether they are variable or fixed.

Variable Costing

A costing approach that solely incorporates variable manufacturing expenses such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead into the costs per unit of product.

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