20.4 - Importance of Cost Classification
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What is a direct cost?
💡 Hint: Think about what items are necessary to produce a product.
Why is budgeting important?
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of overspending.
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What is a controllable cost?
💡 Hint: Consider what types of expenses are flexible versus those are set.
True or False: All costs in a business can be classified as either fixed or variable.
💡 Hint: Think about other forms of classification.
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A manufacturing company wants to analyze its production costs. Identify the potential fixed and variable costs associated with producing one unit of its leading product.
💡 Hint: Think about what costs continue even if production stops.
A software development firm is planning to create a new application. What types of costs should they classify, and how will this classification impact their pricing strategy?
💡 Hint: Consider how software development projects typically incur different types of costs throughout their lifecycle.
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