Concept introduction:
Absorption costing:
The method of costing where both fixed and variable costs are charged to the products Absorption costing absorbs the costs which are directly related to the product. The fixed
Requirement 1
Calculate the unit product cost using the absorption costing method.
Concept introduction:
Variable costing:
The method of costing where only variable costs are charged to the products is known as variable costing. The fixed overheads are charged to the units which are sold.
Requirement 2:
Calculate the unit product cost using variable costing method.
Concept introduction:
Cost-volume-profit analysis:
This analysis focuses on the cost and volume of the product in order to calculate the operating profit. This analysis calculates the change in the operating product by the change in the cost and volume of the product.
Explain the reason behind the difference between the absorption costing results and the variable costing results.
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