What Are the Three Criteria a Company Should Use to Evaluate

question 131

Essay

What are the three criteria a company should use to evaluate and choose a cost driver? Briefly explain each of the three criteria.

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Definitions:

Reversing Entry

An accounting entry made at the beginning of an accounting period to reverse or cancel out a previous adjusting entry.

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenues and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Net Income

The amount of profit that remains after all operating expenses, interest, taxes, and dividends have been subtracted from total revenues.

End-of-period Spreadsheet

A document or report summarizing the financial status of a company at the end of a fiscal period, including assets, liabilities, and equity.