In a Costing System, ________

question 153

Multiple Choice

In a costing system, ________.

• A) cost tracing allocates indirect costs
• B) cost allocation assigns direct costs
• C) a cost-allocation base can be either financial or nonfinancial
• D) a cost object should be a product and not a department or a geographic territory

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Definitions:

Capitalize

The process of recording an expenditure as an asset on a balance sheet, rather than expensing it immediately, spreading its cost over its useful life.

Revaluation Method

An accounting practice involving the upward adjustment of an asset's value on the balance sheet to reflect current market values.

IFRS

An international financial reporting framework that sets out the principles for reporting financial information used around the world.

Capitalized Interest

Interest expenses that are included as part of the cost of constructing a long-term asset and thus included in the asset's valuation on the balance sheet.