In Deciding Whether to Eliminate a Segment of a Business

question 84

Essay

In deciding whether to eliminate a segment of a business, an important issue is the identification of common costs.Answer the following questions relating to common costs.
a.What is a common fixed cost?
b.Is a common fixed cost considered relevant?
c.Give two examples of common fixed costs.
d.What happens to common fixed costs if a segment is eliminated?

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Definitions:

Straight-line

A method of depreciation that allocates an equal expense rate to each year of an asset’s useful life.

Accelerated Methods

Depreciation methods that allocate more depreciation expense to the earlier years of an asset's life.

Depreciation

Strategically spreading out the cost of a tangible asset throughout its period of usefulness.

Accounting Estimate

An approximation of a financial transaction's value when precise measurement is not possible, often used in accrual accounting.