Professional Labour Costs in a CGA Firm Are Traced Directly

question 103

Multiple Choice

Professional labour costs in a CGA firm are traced directly to the cost object of a given job. Generally, other indirect operating costs are

• A) first traced to a cost pool and then allocated to the final cost object, the given job.
• B) allocated directly to the final cost object, the given job.
• C) allocated to an intermediate cost object, assigned to a given auditor, and then traced to a cost pool which is then allocated to the final cost object, the given job.
• D) costs which are assigned to a given job using indirect cost tracing.
• E) treated the same as direct costs in a service firm.

Analyze the impact of changes in GDP and the GDP deflator on economic well-being.

Understand the role of transfer payments and government spending in national economic accounts.

Distinguish between intermediate goods and final goods in the context of GDP calculation.

Appreciate the effect of inflation and deflation on real GDP and nominal GDP.

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