FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Manufacturing cost is the total cost of procuring or producing a product. In other words, the manufacturing cost is the cost that an individual or business owner undertakes for the manufacturing of goods.
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Why aren’t actual manufacturing overhead costs traced to jobs just as direct materials and direct
labor costs are traced to jobs?

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