The Relationship Between the Amount of Inputs Used in Production

question 35

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The relationship between the amount of inputs used in production and the amount of output produced is called an output function.

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Definitions:

Total Period Cost

The entire sum of expenses incurred by a business during a specific period, including both fixed and variable costs.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (direct labor, materials, and overhead) in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing

A bookkeeping approach that incorporates just the variable costs of production such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead into the costs of products.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (direct materials, direct labor, and overhead) divided by the number of units produced.