Which One of the Following Does not exemplify JIT Used

question 119

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following does not exemplify JIT used for competitive advantage?

• A) Acme Foods decides to decrease the number of its suppliers to just a few.
• B) Ajax, Inc. is proud to announce that incoming goods are delivered directly to the point of use.
• C) Ardoyne Builders has a scheduled preventive maintenance program.
• D) Cheramie Trucking trains workers to specialize and become very efficient in one job.
• E) Cajun Contractors has reduced the amount of space for inventory.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A product costing approach that incorporates all costs of manufacturing, including both fixed and variable, into the product's price.

Absorption Costing

An inventory pricing approach that incorporates all costs associated with manufacturing, including both variable and fixed expenses, into the product's cost.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead expenses as period costs.

Direct Materials

Raw materials directly used in the manufacturing of a product that can be directly traced to that product.