Survey Of Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259631122
Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 12, Problem 1Q
1. What is a cost object? Identify four different cost objects in which an accountant would be interested.
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The cost object and the 4 different cost objects that the accountant will be interested.
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A thing for which one is planning to identify the cost is termed as cost object. The 4 different cost objects that the accountant will be interested in are as follows:
- Products
- Services
- Activities
- Departments
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