ACC 406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Income Statement

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Cost: resources used to actualize a specific object. Object: cost object or cost objective (a product or service for which costs are measured and assigned. Refers to value forgone to achieve a purpose. In specific refers to economic resources paid for goods and services. Direct costs: costs that are easily traced to a cost object: i. e. purchase cost of fresh fruits and vegetables. Indirect costs: costs that can"t be traced to an object: ex. Manufacturing companies have 3 inventor accounts to account for costs: raw material inventory, work in process, finished goods inventory. In manufacturing accounting there are 3 cost components: direct materials: those inputs that physically turn into output. Materials that are part of the final product and are directly traced to the goods being produced: ex. Paper to produce books: direct labour: wages for employees who convert direct materials into products, ex.

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