Under GAAP, the Rule for Whether a Loss Contingency Is

question 48

True/False

Under GAAP, the rule for whether a loss contingency is deemed "probable" is whether its probability is more than 50%.

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Definitions:

Variable Production Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production activity, such as raw materials and direct labor.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead as a period expense.

Absorption Costing

A cost calculation method in accounting that adds all expenses related to manufacturing—direct materials, direct labor, and both fixed and variable overhead—into the final cost of a product.

Directly Traced

Refers to costs or expenses that can be directly linked to a specific product, service, or department.