Relevant Costs Should Be Reflected in the Objective Function,but Sunk

question 11

True/False

Relevant costs should be reflected in the objective function,but sunk costs should not.

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

Activity-Based Costing is an accounting method that assigns costs to products and services based on the activities required to produce or deliver them, aiming to more accurately reflect the true costs.

Overhead Allocated

Overhead Allocated refers to the process of distributing indirect costs (overheads) to specific cost objects, such as products or departments, based on a predetermined allocation method.

Contribution Per Machine Hour

A measure of profitability that calculates how much profit or contribution is generated for every machine hour used in production.

Target Costing

A pricing strategy where a product's sale price is determined first, and then the production cost is targeted to ensure profitability.