Which of the Following Statements Is True of Joint Costing

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of joint costing?

• A) The costs of a production process that yields multiple products simultaneously are called joint costs.
• B) Distribution costs incurred beyond the split-off point that are assignable to each of the specific products identified at the split-off point are considered as joint costs.
• C) The primary purpose of joint costing is to allocate the separable costs to the individual products that are eventually sold.
• D) Joint costing is less useful for companies which manufacture multiple products simultaneously from the same production process.

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