Although Direct Labor and Raw Materials Costs Are Treated as Manufacturing

question 104

True/False

Although direct labor and raw materials costs are treated as manufacturing costs and therefore make up part of the finished goods inventory cost, factory overhead is charged to expense as it is incurred because it is a period cost.

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