Under the Towne profit sharing plan O standards are fixed for labour costs and actual cost compared with these. O standards for output are decided and actual output compared with these. O the output of a firm is measured with respect to group performance. O bonus hours are computed in proportion to the time taken.

Under the Towne profit sharing plan O standards are fixed for labour costs and actual cost compared with these. O standards for output are decided and actual output compared with these. O the output of a firm is measured with respect to group performance. O bonus hours are computed in proportion to the time taken.

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter6: Activity-based, Variable, And Absorption Costing

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