Why Do Accountants Normally Calculate Cost Per Unit as an Average

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why do accountants normally calculate cost per unit as an average?

• A) Determining the exact cost of a product is virtually impossible.
• B) Some manufacturing-related costs cannot be accurately traced to specific units of product.
• C) Even when producing multiple units of the same product, normal variations occur in the amount of materials and labor used.
• D) All of these are justifications for computing average unit costs.