Under common costing methods (job, process, full costing), direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead comprise the cost of a product; how is variable costing different from these common costing methods? Please discuss some potential benefits of variable costing for internal purposes. Be sure to post an initial, substantive response by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. CST and respond to 2 or more peers with substantive responses by Sunday at 11:59 pm CST. A substantive initial post should be 250-500 words and answers the question presented completely and/or asks a thoughtful question pertaining to the topic. Substantive peer responses ask a thoughtful question pertaining to the topic and/or answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor. By Sunday of this week, respond to two or more of your classmates, or your instructor, in any of the following ways: Build on something your classmate said Explain why and how you see things differently Ask a probing or clarifying question Share your understanding of your classmate's posting