Which Is NOT a Disadvantage of the Weighted Average Costing

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a disadvantage of the weighted average costing assumption in process costing?

• A) There is a possibility of errors when input costs are changing significantly from one period to the next.
• B) The cumulative effect of an error might produce a significant distortion in the cost of the final product.
• C) The performance of the current period is combined with the performance of the current period making it difficult to compare costs between periods.
• D) Unit costs are simpler to calculate.

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