ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Assigning costs
A
involves the way that a cost is linked to some cost object.
B
tells the company why the money was spent.
C
to a cost object using a reasonable and convenient method is allocation.
D
all of these.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Example of a Cost Assignment A university operates its own maintenance department; the cost of the department is assigned to the various other departments of the university based on their consumption of the department’s maintenance services.

Detailed explanation-2: -Costs are broadly classified into four types: fixed cost, variable cost, direct cost, and indirect cost.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cost allocation is the process of identifying and assigning costs to the cost objects in your business, such as products, a project, or even an entire department or individual company branch.

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