Cost-Based Transfer Prices Are Not Useful When the Internal Product

question 72

True/False

Cost-based transfer prices are not useful when the internal product is different from the products available externally in terms of quality and customer service.

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Definitions:

Traceable Fixed Expense

Expenses that can be directly linked to a specific department or segment of a business and would disappear if the department or segment was disbanded.

Store Manager

An individual responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a store, including personnel management, inventory control, and customer service.

Salary

A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee.

Absorption Costing

A bookkeeping approach incorporating the total manufacturing expenses, which include the cost of direct materials, wages for labor directly involved in manufacturing, and all overheads, be they variable or fixed, into the product's cost.