Underallocated Indirect Costs Cannot Occur When Normal Costing Is Used

question 35

True/False

Underallocated indirect costs cannot occur when normal costing is used.

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Definitions:

Company

A legal entity formed by a group of individuals to engage in and operate a business—commercial or industrial—enterprise.

Perpetual Inventory System

An inventory accounting technique that instantly logs the sale or acquisition of inventory using computerized point-of-sale systems and enterprise asset management software.

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate periods.

Physical Inventory Count

A process of counting actual inventory to verify the quantity on hand, usually performed at the end of an accounting period.