Which Accounting Policy for Manufacturing Fixed Costs Is Likely to Favour

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which accounting policy for manufacturing fixed costs is likely to favour managers whose firms are subject to political scrutiny?

• A) direct costing
• B) absorption costing
• C) LIFO assuming prices are falling
• D) FIFO assuming prices are rising

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