MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING+CONNECTPLUS >IC<
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Author: Whitecotton
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Chapter 1, Problem 4.3GAP
To determine
Concept introduction:
Period Cost cannot be assigned to the products or to the cost of inventory. The period cost is just related to the selling of product or it’s related to general administration. So the assignment of period cost as product cost is totally incorrect.
To identify:
The impact on financial statement if period cost assigned as product cost.
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