Under Absorption Costing, When Production Is Less Than Sales Volume

question 48

Multiple Choice

Under absorption costing, when production is less than sales volume, the profits, using variable costing procedures, will be:

• A) less than
• B) greater than
• C) equal to
• D) randomly different than

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