What Is the Principal Difficulty with Normal Costing

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the principal difficulty with normal costing?

• A)The unit cost information is not received on a timely basis.
• B)It can result in fluctuating per-unit overhead costs.
• C)It often results in underapplied or overapplied overhead.
• D)The tracing of the direct materials is complex.

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