Market Price Is the Only Price a Firm Should Use

question 40

True/False

Market price is the only price a firm should use when transferring goods from one subunit to another subunit.

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Definitions:

Materials Cost

The cost of the raw materials used in the production of goods.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method where costs of goods sold and ending inventory consist of a weighted average of all purchases and manufactured goods during the period.

Cost Reconciliation Report

A financial report that explains the differences or reconciles the variations between the cost of beginning inventory plus purchases and the cost of goods sold.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on incomplete products in terms of fully completed units of output.