Compare and Contrast Production,selling and Consumer Orientations

question 78

Essay

Compare and contrast production,selling and consumer orientations.Illustrate using examples from your own marketplace experiences.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that charges only variable costs to cost of goods sold and reports fixed costs separately as period costs.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with production that do not vary with the level of output, such as salaries of managers and rent for factory buildings.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead—in the cost of a product.

Product Cost

Product cost refers to the total costs incurred to create a product, including direct labor, direct materials, and allocated overhead expenses, crucial for pricing and profitability analysis.