The Following Organizational Approaches Accomplish Tasks Necessary to Develop and Manage

question 129

Multiple Choice

The following organizational approaches accomplish tasks necessary to develop and manage products: market manager approach, product manager approach, and the ____ approach.

• A) brand manager
• B) functional team
• C) multiproduct manager
• D) special projects
• E) venture team

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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.