The Accounting Principle That Relates to the Expensing of Freight

question 100

Multiple Choice

The accounting principle that relates to the expensing of freight charges is:

• A)the cost principle.
• B)the reliability principle.
• C)the matching principle.
• D)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Total Revenue

The total amount of money a company receives from its sales of goods or services, not subtracting any costs.

Profit

The profit achieved when the revenue from a business activity surpasses the necessary expenses, costs, and taxes to maintain that activity.

Economic Costs

The total expenses incurred in producing a good or service, including opportunity costs.

Total Revenue

The overall amount of money earned by a business from the sale of its goods or services, calculated as the product of price times quantity sold.