If Average Total Cost Is Falling, Marginal Cost Must Also

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If average total cost is falling, marginal cost must also be falling.

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Definitions:

Work in Process Account

An account that tracks the costs associated with the production of goods that are not yet completed.

Job-order Costing System

An accounting system that determines and accumulates costs separately for each job or batch of goods produced.

Manufacturing Overhead Applied

The allocation of manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of production, based on a predetermined overhead rate.

Underapplied Overhead

Occurs when the allocated manufacturing overhead cost is less than the actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred, leading to a discrepancy that needs to be adjusted in the accounting records.