Introduction To Managerial Accounting
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Author: BREWER, Peter C., Garrison, Ray H., Noreen, Eric W.
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Chapter 7, Problem 1E
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The absorption costing is technique where the all the cost relating to manufacturing (whether fixed or variable) shall be taken in to consideration whereas in variable costing, only variable
The product unit cost per unit as per absorption and variable costing
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Introduction To Managerial Accounting
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