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Which of the following is true of product costs? Select one: O They are recorded in an inventory account first. O For merchandising companies, product costs do not include freight costs. They should not exceed period cost. O For external reporting, GAAP requires that they be expensed before the products are sold. They are first recorded in cost of goods account They are expensed in the period they are paid