How does the accounting treatment of selling and administration costs differ between absorption and variable costing if

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How does the accounting treatment of selling and administration costs differ between absorption and variable costing if more units are produced than are sold?


a. The variable portion is added to the cost of ending inventory based on a pro rataportion of units produced to those sold.

b. The fixed portion is added to the costs of ending inventory based on a pro rataportion of units produced to those sold.

c. There is no difference in the treatment.

d. Both fixed and variable portions are added to the cost of ending inventory based on a pro rataportion of units produced to those sold.

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Cost Management Measuring, Monitoring and Motivating Performance

ISBN: 978-1119185697

3rd Canadian edition

Authors: Leslie G. Eldenburg, Susan K. Wolcott, Liang Hsuan Chen, Gail Cook

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