Classify Each of the Following Costs Associated with Long-Lived Assets

question 162

Multiple Choice

Classify each of the following costs associated with long-lived assets as one of the following:
-Sales taxes paid on new factory equipment

• A)Buildings
• B)Machinery and equipment
• C)Land
• D)Land improvements

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of production in a business.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the amount of goods or services produced, such as rent or salaries.

Average Costs

Average costs refer to the total costs of production divided by the number of units produced, used in economics and financial analysis to assess efficiency or profitability.

Analogous Estimate

A cost estimation technique that uses the actual costs of previous, similar projects as the basis for estimating the cost of the current project.